Richland Correctional Institution Officer of the Year

Richland Correctional Institution

Warden

Kenneth Black

Phone

419-526-2100 (Fax: 419-521-2810)

Email

drc.rici@odrc.state.oh.us

Address

1001 Olivesburg Road Mansfield, OH 44905

Volunteers in Prison

Richland Correctional Institution is committed to recruiting dedicated and resourceful volunteers to assist in reentry efforts by providing services to offenders.  For additional information on these opportunities or the application process, please contact Scott Logan at 419-526-2100, ext. 2251 or via email.

Prison Rape Elimination Act

The Prison Rape Elimination Act was passed in 2003 to protect individuals from prison rape.  Click here for more information.

Religious Services

Click here to view a complete listing of available programming/services.

Correspondence

Written correspondence to inmates must include the inmate's name and number on the envelope and be addressed to PO Box 8107 Mansfield, OH 44905. Click here for Legal Mail information.

Inmate Funds

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RiCI on Social

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Video Visitation

Video visitation may be available. Please contact the institution for more information.

Approved visitors may visit www.jpay.com for additional information

RiCI News

Institutional Information

Date Opened 1998
Total Acreage 78
Accreditation Status Yes
Total Staff 411
Population (as of 7/1/19) 2,566

Unique Programs

Pound Puppy Program

 

The Pound Puppy program trains 7 to 8 dogs each cycle, which lasts 7 weeks. The dogs are taught 5 basic commands and 2 certified instructor volunteers are utilized from the Richland County Dog Kennel Club. The program works in conjunction with Kind Hands 4 Paws (Zanesville), Logan County Shelter (Bellevue), and Mid Ohio Animal Welfare League.

Reintegration Housing

The Reintegration Housing Unit seeks to provide offenders with a pro social environment conducive for self development. The unit focuses upon instilling responsibility and accountability by offering a variety of programming to address criminogenic needs, as well as meaningful activities and community service.

Roots for Success

 

This program is an environmental literacy program consisting of ten modules: Fundamentals of Environmental Literacy; Water; Waste; Transportation; Energy; Building; Health, Food & Agriculture; Community Organizing & Leadership; Application and Practice; Financial Literacy & Social Entrepreneurship. Upon completion of the program, the offenders will receive a certificate of completion nationally recognized by various sectors for green collared jobs.

Commercial Drive's License (CDL)

This is a career enhancement program that allows an offender to take the written exam for a commercial driver's license. Upon successful completion of the exam, the offender will engage in a four week training program administered by Trainco, a professional truck driving school.  This program includes 40 hours of instructional classroom work followed by three weeks of pre-trip vehicle inspection, maneuverability, and road test.

Recovery Residential Unit

 

The Recovery Bay Residential unit seeks to work with unit staff and recovery service staff to provide a residential unit that encourages a therapeutic environment to address recovery needs. Offenders that are participating in the 90 day Intensive Outpatient Program, which is provided by Recovery Services staff and functions to install knowledge into offenders regarding the disease of chemical dependency and its effect on the various areas of the offenders' life reside in the housing unit. This programming is approached in a holistic manner rather than strictly discussing substance abuse, and offenders receive 9 hours of group work for 12 weeks.

Reading Room

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.

Offender Programs

Community Services

  • Pound Puppy Program
  • ToyTime
  • Stamps for Kids
  • Reading Room Narrator
  • Dog Grooming
  • Project Linus
  • St. Jude's Card Collection
  • Mats for Homeless
  • Mansfield Southwest Little League

Academic

  • Literacy Unit
  • Pre-GED
  • GED
  • Post Secondary Education
  • Transitional Education Program (TEP)

  • Notice of Candidate for Accreditation by the Council on Occupational Education: The Hope Valley School of the Ohio Central School System housed at the Richland Correctional Institution (RiCI) 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 RiCI.  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

Apprenticeship Programs

  • Plumbing
  • Electrician
  • Maintenance
  • Animal Trainer
  • Carpenter
  • Cook
  • HVAC
  • Recovery Operator
  • Janitorial
  • Building Maintenance Repair

Education Services

  • Various

Career-Technical (Vocational) Programs

  • Administrative Office Technology
  • Auto Collision Repair
  • Barbering
  • Carpentry
  • Graphic Occupations
  • Turf Management
  • Visual Communications
  • Drafting
  • Drywall

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