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Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Lebanon Correctional Institution

Address

P. O. Box 56
3791 State Route 63
Lebanon, Ohio 45036

Phone

(513) 932-1211

Fax

(513) 932-1320

Warden

Video Tour

Directions

Warden Timothy Brunsman

Institutional Information

Date Opened 1960
Total Acreage 1,900
Accreditation Status Yes
Total Security Staff 329
Total Staff 524
Projected FY10 GRF Budget
 $40,858,561
(subject to monthly review and adjustment)
Daily Cost Per Inmate $47.38
Population as of 10/09 2,745
Black Inmates 1,506
White Inmates 1,214
Other Inmates 25
Escapes/Walkways 2009 0
Security Levels
1's -
2's - 		191
7
3's -
 4's - 		2,542
5

Security Level Descriptions:

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

Visiting

  • Monday - Friday: 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.

    • Saturday and Sunday:  8:15 a.m. to 12:00 p.m. and 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m.

    §                         No visitation on holidays.

    §                         Visiting hours are subject to change without notice. Please call the institution at 513-932-1211, extension 2200 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

  • Real Men Crochet Program started in March 2008. The two-phase program provides inmates with the basic art of crocheting and then gives them the opportunity to donate works to area nonprofit groups, making community service an integral part of re-entry.  Inmates have made attractive scarves and hats for the local homeless shelter.  The men have also made beautiful afghans that were donated to the Veterans Administration (VA) Hospital in Dayton, Ohio.  In addition, inmates have started crocheting sweaters for Guide Posts for Kids.  These sweaters will be sent overseas and throughout the United States.  Presently, there are 20 inmates that are crocheting in this program and the waiting list continues to grow.  So far, 57 scarves and hats have been sent to a homeless shelter in Dayton, Ohio.  A total of 16 afghans were sent to the VA hospital in Dayton, Ohio.  In addition, three (3) United States flag afghans are completed; one (1) Ohio State flag afghan, and 63 hats and scarves are ready to be dropped off.  All of the materials for this program are donated by the public.
  • The Sew Much Comfort Program helps provide adaptive clothing for wounded service members from all branches of the military and National Guard. T-shirts, polo shirts, sweatpants, and underwear are altered by opening seams and attaching Velcro closures where needed.  Another facet of this program allows inmates to make cloth hospital bedrail bags and wheelchair bags which can be used for many purposes.  These items are sent to U.S. Army bases all over the world.  Lebanon Correctional started the program in November 2006 and we have shipped 630 bags.

Inmate Programs

Industries

  • Metal fabrication for institutional furnishing
  • License plate manufacturing
  • License plate validation sticker
  • Data entry
  • Printing shop

Community Service

  • Highway litter clean up for Ohio Department of Transportation
  • Flash cards for Crayons to Computers
  • Silk screen projects for various organizations
  • Reading books on tape for schools

Academic

  • Adult Basic Education
  • GED
  • College program
  • Literacy program

Vocational

  • Administrative secretarial service
  • Office system technology
  • Graphic Arts
  • Lithograph
  • Food production/management services
  • Baking

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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