Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Correctional Reception Center

Institutional Information

Date Opened	1987
Total Acreage	50
Accreditation Status	Yes
Total Security Staff	296
Total Staff	489
Projected FY10 GRF Budget	$38,747,658
(subject to monthly review and adjustment)
Daily Cost Per Inmate	$84.64
Population as of 2/10	1,584
Black Inmates	595
White Inmates	956
Hispanic Inmates	32
Other Inmates	1
Escapes/Walkways 2010	0
Security Levels	1's - 25.5% 2's - 31.8% 3's - 41% 4's - 1.5% 5's - .2%

Security Level Descriptions:

• 1 = Minimum Security
• 2 = Medium Security
• 3 = Close Security
• 4 = Maximum Security
• 5 = Administrative Maximum

Visiting

• Reception visiting hours are from 8:30 a.m. - 3:15 p.m. Monday - Friday (10:00 a.m. cut-off for morning processing and 2:15 p.m. cut-off for afternoon processing). The designated day to visit a reception inmate is based on the inmate's institution number. 
  • Numbers ending in 1 or 2 - Monday;
  • Numbers ending in 3 or 4 - Tuesday;
  • Numbers ending in 5 or 6 - Wednesday;
  • Numbers ending in 7 or 8 - Thursday;
  • Numbers ending in 9 or 0 - Friday 
• Visiting for Cadre and Short Term inmates is Saturday and Sunday from 8:30 a.m. - 3:15 p.m. (9:35 a.m. cut-off for morning processing and 2:15 p.m. cut-off for afternoon processing).
• There are no reservation visits or visits on holidays.

Note:  Visitors can bring up to $20 for vending purchases during the visit.  It must be in bills no larger than $5.

For general visiting information or to download a visitor application, go to our visiting page.

Phone Calls

Reception inmates generally have access to the phones 5 days per week, normally during the hours of 2 to 4 in the afternoon or 6 to 8 in the evening.

If you have a friend or family member in prison who would like to have telephone contact with you, the first telephone contact you will receive will be an AUTOMATED CALL from Global Tel Link, the provider of our inmate phone services.  This call will ask your permission to add your phone number to the inmate's CALL ALLOW LIST.  This AUTOMATED SYSTEM will call your phone number 3 times a day for 5 days until it receives a YES or NO response.  Once you have answered yes to this call, any subsequent call attempts will be allowed to go to your number, unless there is a billing problem with your number.

The main customer service phone number for Global Tel Link is 1-800-231-0193.  If you need to set up a direct bill account with Global Tel Link, you will need to contact them at 1-877-873-8567.  To set up a Pre-Paid account on your home phone or cell phone, you will need to call 1-877-372-4330.  Global Tel Link provides a 20% discount off its normal collect call rate for those customers who choose to use the PRE-PAID ACCOUNT.

Correspondence

• Written correspondence to inmates must include the inmate's name and number on the envelope and be addressed to the appropriate institution.

Unique Programs

• Short Term Offenders Program:  This program offers services to those offenders serving 90 days or less in our system.  The mission of the program is to provide comprehensive reentry programming to those inmates to better prepare them for release back into the community.  To accomplish this mission, existing programs were altered to fit the needs of the short term offender as well as the development of new reentry programs.  Programs include, but are not limited to, Release Preparation, Career Scope, C-Tech, Resume Writing, Service Learning, Adult Basic Literacy Education, Pre-GED, Interview Techniques, Parenting, First Time Offender, PROVE (domestic violence awareness), Financial Aid information, Beyond Anger, Soul Searching, Alcoholics Anonymous and Narcotics Anonymous. 

• The Ohio Benefit Bank (OBB) is a public-private partnership that helps connect low and moderate income Ohioans with free tax preparation and access to potential public benefits and work supports.  In May 2008, CRC began providing services to those offenders who have 30 days or less to serve in our system.    In partnership wit the Governor’s Office of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives (GOFBCI) and the Ohio Association of Second Harvest Food Banks, The OBB encourages eligible Ohioans to claim tax credits, such as the Earned Income Tax Credit and public benefits such as food stamps, child care subsidies, home energy assistance and children’s health care insurance, by helping them prepare and file applications.  Volunteer Benefit Bank counselors are available to help determine eligibility and complete applications for inmates and their families.  Updated January 2009.   

Inmate Programs