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Overview of Ohio's Correctional System Ohio

The Jail System

There are 88 counties and 118 jail facilities in Ohio. Their combined rated capacity is 20,052. A state jail inspection and standards program is administered by the Ohio Bureau of Adult Detention, Dept. of Rehab. & Correction.

The Prison System

The Dept. of Rehabilition and Correction managed 50,731 inmates in 2007, operates 32 facilities, contracts with 2 private prisons, and has 13,664 employees. The agency's FY 2008 annual budget was over $1.540 billion.

The Community Corrections System

Ohio has 88 counties. The Div. of Parole and Comm. Svcs., Dept. of Rehab. & Corr., provides parole services statewide and probation services in 43 counties. In 45 counties, local court probation agencies supervise probationers. There were 254,898 probationers and 17,575 parolees in Ohio in 2007.
2007 Crime Rate for Ohio
The crime rate in Ohio is about 2% higher than the national average rate. Property crimes account for around 91% of the crime rate in Ohio which is 6% higher than the national rate. The remaining 9.2% are violent crimes and are about 27% lower than other states. The following graph shows how Ohio compared to the rest of the states.

State Crime Rates (Per 100,000 People)

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Ohio National Avg.
Crime Rates (2007) 3,798 3,731
Violent Crimes 343 467
Property Crimes 3,455 3,264
2004 Corrections Population
Ohio has 351,879 adults under correctional supervision (prisons, jails, probation, and parole). The supervision rate (number of offenders per 100,000 people) is about 27% higher than the national rate.

State Population Rates (Per 100,000 People)

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Ohio National Avg.
Population Rate (2004) 3,530 2,572
2007 Incarceration Information
Ohio has a rate 1% lower than than the national average of incarcerated adults per 100,000.

Incarceration Rate (Per 100,000)

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Ohio National Avg.
Incarceration Rate (2007) 442 447
2007 Probationers
Ohio has a rate 36% higher than than the national average number of probationers per 100,000 people.

Probationers (Per 100,000)

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Ohio National Avg.
Probationer Rate (2007) 2,917 1,863
2007 Parolees
Ohio has a rate 37% lower than than the national average number of parolees per 100,000 people.

Parolees (Per 100,000)

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Ohio National Avg.
Parolee Rate (2007) 201 319
2008 Corrections Percentage of Total State Government Expenditures
Taxpayers paid 8% higher than than the national average in 2008.

Percentage Spent on Corrections

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Ohio National Avg.
% Spent on Corrections (2008) 7.3% 6.7%

Data Sources:

  • The PEW Center on the States
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation, U.S. Dept. of Justice
  • Bureau of Justice Statistics, U.S. Dept. of Justice
  • American Jail Assoc.
  • American Correctional Assoc.
  • State Government Websites
  • State-provided information
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