Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Belmont Correctional Institution
Address
P. O. Box 540
68518 Bannock Road
St. Clairsville, Ohio 43950
Phone
(740) 695-5169
Fax
(740) 695-8272
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Institutional Information
| Date Opened | 1995 | ||||
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| Total Acreage | 158 | ||||
| Accreditation Status | Yes | ||||
| Total Security Staff | 282 | ||||
| Total Staff | 473 | ||||
| Projected FY10 GRF Budget |
$38,308,982 | ||||
| (subject to monthly review and adjustment) | |||||
| Daily Cost Per Inmate | $45.16 | ||||
| Population as of 11/09 | 2,702 | ||||
| Black Inmates | 1,470 | ||||
| White Inmates | 1,199 | ||||
| Other Inmates | 30 | ||||
| Escapes/Walkways 2009 | 0 | ||||
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Security Level Descriptions:
- 1 = Minimum Security
- 2 = Medium Security
- 3 = Close Security
- 4 = Maximum Security
- 5 = Administrative Maximum
Visiting
- Wednesday - Sunday; 8:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.
- No visitation on state holidays
- Visiting hours are subject to change without notice. Please call the institution 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
- The Therapeutic Community (TC) is a long-term (6-12 months) residential Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) treatment programs housed within a dormitory on the main compound. The Therapeutic Community approach views of AOD abuse as a reflection of chronic deficits in social, vocational, familial, economic, and personality development. The aim of the Therapeutic Community is to promote pro-social behavior, attitudes, and values as a method to attain abstinence from alcohol and other drugs and eliminate antisocial behaviors.
- Vocational Horticulture and Turf/Landscape Management: This is a 600 hour educational program that takes approximately 6 to 8 months to complete and obtain certificate. The students have the opportunity to prepare for and take the Landscape, Grower and Garden Center Ohio Certified Nursery Technician exams that are offered through the Ohio Nursery and Landscape Association. Students that pass one or more of these exams are issued a two year interim certification. They may apply for permanent certification if they obtain employment in the green industry. This BeCI vocational program entails classroom work and is community service approved which permits the students direct on the job training while servicing the community. The offender has the opportunity to meet with community partners, listen to their needs, apply their knowledge, make recommendations, supply a material list and complete the project.
Inmate Programs
Community Service
- Highway Litter Control
- City of Bridgeport Project
- Speak-out Program
- Local School Projects
- Lafferty Fire Department Project
- Allison Mills Recreation Center
- Peidmont 4-H club Project
- Barkcamp State Park Project
- Local Church Projects
- Toys For Tots
- Community Action Commission
- Paws with Cause
- Belmont County Animal Rescue
- Ronald McDonald Charities
- Golden Endings Golden Retriever Rescue
- School of Hope Project
- Bethesda Boy Scout Project
- Indian Festival Project
- Belmont County Board of Elections Project
Academic
- Adult Basic Education
- Pre-GED
- GED
- University of Findlay
- Literacy Program
Vocational
- ABE
- GED
- Special Education
- Computer Lab
- TEP
- Title One Services
Religious Services
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.