https://www.drc.ohio.gov/Newshttps://www.drc.ohio.gov/srt-teams-come-togetherToledo Correctional Institution (ToCI)Wed, 18 Jul 2018 16:27:22 GMT

A collaboration of multiple SRT teams from eight ODRC facilities came together to complete a series of yard clearing exercises.

<p>A collaboration of multiple SRT teams from eight ODRC facilities came together to complete a series of yard clearing exercises. &nbsp;&nbsp;The institutions represented included Richland, Mansfield, Allen, Toledo, Marion, the Ohio Reformatory for Women (Northwest Regional based facilities), Lorain and Grafton. This special operations based training was conducted on the grounds of historic Ohio State Reformatory. A number of staff representing the eight participating institutions were on site to observe the training. The feedback from the participants was very positive and there are plans to conduct similar simulations in the future.</p> https://www.drc.ohio.gov/cit-graduate-growRichland Correctional Institution (RiCI)Fri, 28 Jul 2017 14:04:16 GMT

RiCI hosted the most recent session of Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training for DRC employees. This is the third session of CIT training

<p><span style="font-family: Arial;">RiCI hosted the most recent session of Crisis Intervention Team (CIT) training for DRC employees. &nbsp;This is the third session of CIT training that was conducted &nbsp;in the Mansfield area. Approximately 30 staff from ManCI, GCI and RiCI participated in this recent training.&nbsp; </span></p> <p><span style="font-family: Arial;">As always, interactive activities were a significant component of the training, which included scenario based exercises that took place at the Historic Ohio State Reformatory site.&nbsp;Actors from the Mansfield Renaissance Theatre participated as actors in the scenarios. Staff participating in the CIT training were educated on issues often encountered with the mentally ill within institutions.&nbsp; A staple of this training is teaching the participants to grasp a better understanding of mental illness and effective, safe ways to divert crisis through de-escalating situations that could become quickly volatile if not handled appropriately.</span></p>