Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Southern Ohio Correctional Facility
Address
P. O. Box 45699
1724 St. Rt. 728
Lucasville, Ohio 45699
Phone
(740) 259-5544
Fax
(740) 259-2882
Video Tour
Institutional Information
| Date Opened | 1972 | ||||||||||
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| Total Acreage | 1,625 | ||||||||||
| Accreditation Status | Yes | ||||||||||
| Total Security Staff | 494 | ||||||||||
| Total Staff | 675 | ||||||||||
| GRF Budget |
$49,1208,660 | ||||||||||
| (subject to monthly review and adjustment) | |||||||||||
| Daily Cost Per Inmate | $101.99 | ||||||||||
| Population as of 11/09 | 1,395 | ||||||||||
| Black Inmates | 772 | ||||||||||
| White Inmates | 611 | ||||||||||
| Other Inmates | 12 | ||||||||||
| 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
- Visiting hours are Tuesday through Sunday 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
- Reservations are required and must be made 72 hours in advance. Call 740-259-5544 (extension 3208) from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. to schedule.
- Closed on Mondays and all 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
- SOCF Farm Project: The Scioto County Homeless Shelter started last year purchasing seeds for a garden. Inmates from the Ross Correctional Camp are transported to work on the farm at the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility during the week. The inmates have a significant role in planting and cultivating the garden. Over 1 1/2 acre of land is used to grow crops such as sweet potatoes, red potatoes, radishes, green beans, cauliflower, bell peppers, watermelon, carrots, onions, zucchini, lettuce, beets, and corn. The crops are harvested and donated to the local Scioto County Homeless Shelter and food pantries.
- ADAPT Cognitive Behavioral Treatment Program: Developed and designed for inmates while incarcerated to receive intensive outpatient care for drug/alcohol abuse. The 12 week program focuses on the implementation of cognitive and behavioral therapy through education to abolish dependency.
Inmate Programs
Industries
- Shoe shop
Community Service
- Scioto County Domestic Violence Shelter
- Teaching Aids
- Nursing Home Crafts/Decorations
- Christmas Card Recycling
Academic
- Adult Basic Education
- GED
Vocational
- Building Maintenance Apprenticeship
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.