Hocking Correctional Facility
Hocking Correctional Facility was an Ohio state prison located in Ward Township, Hocking County, just north of Nelsonville, Ohio. The facility was originally built in 1952 as a sanatorium and later a children's center. It was converted into prison in 1982. The prison employs a staff of 110. This prison is used primarily to incarcerate the state's aging prison population. The prison's operating budget for 2007 is $13,867,468; and the daily cost per inmate is $80.94. The prison, as of April 2007, currently houses 481 inmates. Of these: 111 are African American , 363 are Caucasian, and 7 are Latino. In 2018, the prison housed 430 inmates. The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction announced in January 2018 that the correctional facility would close in March to trim operating costs. The facility is to reopen in 2019 as a women's rehabilitation center.