Marion Correctional Institution (Ohio)
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| Location | 940 Marion-Williamsport Road Marion, Ohio |
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| Status | open |
| Security class | medium and minimum |
| Capacity | 2623 |
| Opened | 1954 |
| Managed by | Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction |
The Marion Correctional Institution (MCI) is a minimum- and medium-security prison for men located in Marion, Marion County, Ohio, owned and operated by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.[1][2]
The facility first opened in 1954 and has a working population of 2,623 state inmates. The facility is close to the North Central Correctional Complex, a private prison also housing Ohio state inmates.
In 2015, two prisoners built two PCs with parts that were used to do malicious actions on the prison's secure network.[3]
On April 18, 2020, approximately 50 National Guardsmen were activated to assist staff after nearly two thousand prisoners and staff tested positive for the 2019-nCoV coronavirus. One correction officer had died by that point,[4] and nearly three-quarters of prisoners had tested positive.[5]
In May 2020 Jay Z and rapper Meek Mill, through their group REFORM Aliiance, donated 10 million protective masks to correctional systems throughout the United States, including MCI.[6]
As of July 28, 2020, 2 inmates had died 1,224 inmates were placed in medical quarantine, and another 11 were placed in security quarantine.[7]
Notable inmates[]
- Don King (boxing promoter) (1967—1970s)
- Bobby Lee Cutts Jr.
References[]
- ^ "Marion Correctional Institution". Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. Retrieved 22 August 2016.
- ^ Lacey Crisp (April 20, 2020). "Nearly 2,000 inmates at Marion Correctional Institution test positive for COVID-19". 10tvWBSN.
- ^ Martin, Alexander. "Prisoners built two PCs from parts, hid them in ceiling, connected to the state's network and did cybershenanigans". The Register. Situation Publishing. Retrieved 12 April 2017.
- ^ wire Staff (April 18, 2020). "National Guard called to Marion prison as county coronavirus cases near 1,000". marionstar.com. Retrieved April 18, 2020.
- ^ Rachel Maddow (April 21, 2020). "Nearly 2,000 inmates at Marion Correctional Institution test positive for COVID-19". MSNBC.
- ^ Jay-Z, Meek Mill to send 10 million masks to prisons Retrieved May 12, 2020
- ^ "2 inmates die and more than 650 people test positive for COVID-19 at Ocala prison". 29 July 2020.
Coordinates: 40°37′04″N 83°06′24″W / 40.617679°N 83.106699°W
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