Institutional Information
| Date Opened |
1916 |
| Total Acreage |
257.8 |
| Accreditation Status |
Yes |
| Total Staff |
504 |
| Population (as of 7/1/19) |
2,394 |
The Short Term Offender Unit is designed to service offenders that are newly received into the prison that are serving sentences of 90 days or less. The curriculum for the program was designed to enable the offenders by providing suitable programming that is accelerated to enhance their reentry back into the community. Daily classes on Life Skills, Coping Strategies, Family Services, Health and Wellness, Recovery Issues, Job Readiness, Dressing for Success, Finance Management and other topics make up this comprehensive curriculum for the Short Term Offender program and address the 8 Reentry Domains of education, employment, marital and family , associates and social interaction, substance abuse, community functioning, personal and emotional and attitude.
The Therapeutic Community (TC) are long-term (6-12 months) residential Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) treatment programs. The TC approach views 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. The TC’s at ORW and Pickaway are collaborative efforts between the Ohio DR&C and the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services. (Learn more about how you can help give back to the community here.)
Inmate Reintegration Unit
The Chillicothe Correctional Institution (CCI) and Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction provide reentry programming for offenders. CCI opened a Reintegration dorm that was specifically designed to meet the offenders programming needs. This unit was designed as the last step for inmates to gain skills that will equip them to become productive members of society. The Reintegration Unit is based on a pro-social model of integrating institutional and community resources to facilitate re-entry and reduce recidivism.
The Ohio Reformatory for Women strives to promote family bonding in preparation for family reunification, with this in mind special family oriented events are scheduled twice a year. A Mom and Me Day Camp is scheduled during the summer months and a Mom and Kids Day Holiday event is scheduled in December. These events allow families to come into the institution to spend a day with their loved one with a variety of events, entertainment food and fun. Information is provided in the living units detailing the selection process for these events.
The Horizon Program is an multifaith residential program where participants undergo a faith and character transformation by living in family units and utilizing social skill training, spiritual growth initiatives, and weekly visits with outside community mentors. Horizon builds supportive connections between the Ohio Reformatory for Women and community volunteers to reduce recidivism rates thus creating safer communities. Horizon's objectives are: increase personal responsibility, increase family responsibility with programs to strengthen relations, enhance employability through improved life skills and mentoring, develop cooperation and citizenship through weekly group and community meetings, increase religious and social tolerance by training from qualified faith and community volunteers
Achieving Baby Care Success
Child development experts have determined that infants must bond with their mother in the first few months of life or their emotional and intellectual functioning is impaired.
In June 2001, ORW opened Ohio's only nursery program within an institution. The Achieving Baby Care Success (ABC'S) Program allows incarcerated pregnant inmates to maintain custody of their infants after they are born. Each participant has an individualized treatment plan so that the problems that resulted in her incarceration are thoroughly addressed.
Hands-on parenting instruction is available for every mother in the program. Eligible mothers for the program are screened and must be serving a short-term sentence for a non-violent crime. The criteria for the program ensures that the mothers and infants leave the institution together. There are currently 8 babies in the nursery
Community Services
- Greyhound Dog Program
- Art Guild Program
- Wildlife Program
- Pawsibility Dog Program
- Circle Tail Dog Program
- Community Stitching Post Program
Academic
- Literacy Unit
- Pre-GED
- GED
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Notice of Candidate for Accreditation by the Council on Occupational Education: The Clearview School of the Ohio Central School System housed at the Ohio Reformatory for Women (ORW) is a candidate for accreditation by the Council on Occupational Education. This accreditation will apply to the career technical programs offered in the school at ORW. As a condition of the accreditation, the Council on Occupational Education is seeking public comments. If you wish to send in comments to the Council you may do so by submitting your comments to them.
The Council’s information is: Council on Occupational Education, 7840 Roswell Road, Building 300, Suite 325 Atlanta, GA 30350, Telephone: 770-396-3898 / FAX: 770-396-3790
www.council.org
Industries
- Optical Shop
- Sewing Shop
- Embroidery Shop
- Mop Head Shop
Career-Technical (Vocational) Programs
- Building Table/li>
- Landscaping and Horticulture
- General Office Systems
- Cosmetology
Apprenticeship Programs
- Boiler Operator
- Steam Engineer
Advanced Jobs Training Program
- Sinclair Community College
Notice of Candidate for Accreditation by the Council on Occupational Education:
The Clearview School of the Ohio Central School System housed at the Ohio Reformatory for Women (ORW) is a candidate for accreditation by the Council on Occupational Education. This accreditation will apply to the career technical programs offered in the school at ORW. As a condition of the accreditation, the Council on Occupational Education is seeking public comments. If you wish to send in comments to the Council you may do so by submitting your comments to them.
The Council’s information is: Council on Occupational Education, 7840 Roswell Road, Building 300, Suite 325 Atlanta, GA 30350, Telephone: 770-396-3898 / FAX: 770-396-3790
www.council.org