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Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Dayton and Montgomery

Address

P. O. Box 17399
1901 South Gettysburg Avenue
Dayton, Ohio 45418

Phone

(937) 262-9853

Fax

(937) 263-1322

Warden

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Directions

Warden Lawrence Mack

Institutional Information

Effective October 1, 2009, the Dayton Correctional Institution and the Montgomery Education and Pre-Release Center were combined under one operating administration.

Date Opened Dayton - 1987
Montgomery - 1994
Consolidated - October 1, 2009
Total Acreage 75
Accreditation Status Yes
Total Security Staff 170
Total Staff 315
GRF Budget
$23,710,705
(subject to monthly review and adjustment)
Daily Cost Per Inmate $98.75
Population as of 11/09 841
Black Inmates 500
White Inmates 334
Other Inmates 7
Escapes/Walkways 2009 0
Security Levels
1's - 548
2's -
290

Security Level Descriptions:

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

Visiting

Dayton

  • Wednesday-Sunday; 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. and 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
  • Visiting closed on Monday, Tuesday, and all state holidays.
  • Visiting hours are subject to change without notice. Please call the institution at (937) 263-0058 to verify visiting hours before planning a visit.

Montgomery

  • Wednesday through Friday 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m.
  • Saturday - Sunday 8:30 a.m. to 11:30 a.m.
  • Saturday - Sunday 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.
  • Visiting hours are subject to change without notice. Please call the institution at (937) 262-9853 to verify visiting hours before planning a visit.

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

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

  • Administrative Office Technology program is designed to develop the knowledge, skills, and abilities necessary for completers to obtain initial employment in business with the ability to function as a productive participant in our society.  Therefore, all students are provided with opportunities to acquire this knowledge and to develop the skills and abilities to make this transition effective especially in keyboarding, Windows, Word, Excel, PowerPoint, and Publisher.  Alternative learning experiences are available for students who find it difficult to learn through traditional methods.  The opportunity to develop employability skills, to enhance academic proficiency, to develop skills necessary for initial employment and retention, and an appreciation of the concepts of lifelong learning are emphasized in all aspects of the program.
  • GEM Leadership Development Program: The GEM Leadership Development Program provides intensive pre and post release supportive services starting 15 to 18 months prior to an inmate's release and from 18 to 36 months after release to equip offenders with the knowledge and skills to become leaders in their communities.  The GEM Leadership Development Program uses an innovative holistic approach to reentry, which integrates leadership models, mentoring, and support services in a coordinated case management system involving a variety of relevant service providers.

Inmate Programs

Community Service

  • Pilot Dog Program
  • Montgomery County Parks litter pickup
  • Greater Dayton Humane Society
  • Trash pickup for the Ohio Department of Transportation
  • Team Greyhound
  • Button assembly for various organizations
  • Crayons2Computers
  • Ohio Reads
  • Adopt A School
  • Clean up for Dayton Art Institute Oktoberfest
  • Quilting to Nursing Home Facilities
  • African American Wellness Walk set-up/clean-up

Academic

  • Adult Basic Education
  • GED
  • Peer tutoring Fast Track GED
  • College programs through Sinclair Community College

Vocational

  • Heating, ventilation, and air conditioning repair
  • Culinary arts
  • Work and Family Life Course

Religious Services

Reading Room

Reading room

In 2000, former First Lady Hope Taft approached the Director about establishing a reading room for the children who visited their incarcerated parent at the Pickaway Correctional Institution. This idea spread across the state, and now the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction maintains children’s reading rooms in each prison.

The reading rooms encourage family literacy by providing a pleasant and comfortable setting for both child and incarcerated parent. Each room is stocked with a wide variety of children’s books and has an inmate narrator who reads to the visiting children twice a day. The role of the inmate narrator is to read picture books to the children in much the same manner that children’s hour would be done at a public library.

A variety of arts and craft supplies for the children are also available in most of the rooms. Many of the supplies and books are donated by employees and service organizations. This past year the Department served over 45,000 children. The inmate narrators worked over 32,000 hours in reading to and with the children.

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