/news/tags/ohio-prisons Ohio prisons en-US Copyright Tue, 20 Jun 2023 10:03:00 GMT /law-justice/2023-06-20/ohio-prison-system-bans-java-computer-manual-but-allows-hitlers-mein-kampf Incarcerated people are baffled by the state’s book screening process. Tue, 20 Jun 2023 10:03:00 GMT /law-justice/2023-06-20/ohio-prison-system-bans-java-computer-manual-but-allows-hitlers-mein-kampf /news/2022-01-14/morning-headlines-akrons-covid-testing-site-to-close-hiram-ends-partnership-with-hudson-schools The COVID-19 drive-thru testing site at Summa Health’s Akron headquarters will close Sunday due to a steep drop in demand; Hudson schools is losing a partner in its college credit courses following a scandal surrounding parents’ angry reaction to a writing prompt; The Cleveland Clinic is pledging $50 million to help make city homes safe from lead paint; and more stories. Fri, 14 Jan 2022 13:51:18 GMT /news/2022-01-14/morning-headlines-akrons-covid-testing-site-to-close-hiram-ends-partnership-with-hudson-schools Amanda Rabinowitz, J. Nungesser /news/2021-08-30/morning-headlines-navy-corpsman-from-ohio-killed-in-afghanistan-attack-state-reports-nearly-4k-new-coronavirus-cases Navy Corpsman Maxton W. Soviak of Ohio was one of the 13 service members killed Thursday while supporting non-combatant evacuation operations in Kabul, Afghanistan; Ohio reported 3,963 new COVID-19 cases Sunday, as cases continue to steadily rise statewide; Kent State and the University of Akron have announced plans to require students, faculty and staff to get the COVID-19 vaccine; and more stories. Mon, 30 Aug 2021 12:56:37 GMT /news/2021-08-30/morning-headlines-navy-corpsman-from-ohio-killed-in-afghanistan-attack-state-reports-nearly-4k-new-coronavirus-cases Mark Arehart, J. Nungesser /news/government-politics/2021-02-17/aclu-ohio-legislature-not-addressing-covid-19-human-rights-crisis-in-prisons Instead of creating laws that would reduce the prison population, lawmakers are passing laws that could increase the number of prisoners who are living in coronavirus hotbeds. Thu, 18 Feb 2021 04:33:07 GMT /news/government-politics/2021-02-17/aclu-ohio-legislature-not-addressing-covid-19-human-rights-crisis-in-prisons Karen Kasler (Statehouse News Bureau) /news/government-politics/2020-12-11/cuyahoga-county-jail-is-bringing-in-national-guard-to-replace-sick-staff The county says 43 officers at the jail are off because of the coronavirus, an increase from the 8 to 10 a day average when the COVID-19 pandemic started. Sat, 12 Dec 2020 00:42:19 GMT /news/government-politics/2020-12-11/cuyahoga-county-jail-is-bringing-in-national-guard-to-replace-sick-staff /news/community/2020-07-14/morning-headlines-akron-makes-face-masks-mandatory-state-prisons-dont-have-needed-ppe-gear Here are your morning headlines for Tuesday, July 14:Akron makes face masks mandatory as COVID-19 cases continue to riseCleveland ranks as most stressed… Tue, 14 Jul 2020 13:45:00 GMT /news/community/2020-07-14/morning-headlines-akron-makes-face-masks-mandatory-state-prisons-dont-have-needed-ppe-gear Amanda Rabinowitz, J. Nungesser /news/health-science/2020-05-01/prison-workers-union-says-covid-19-is-creating-chaotic-conditions 23 percent of all confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Ohio are prison workers or inmates, and 31 inmates and workers have died. Ohio is the first state to do... Fri, 01 May 2020 20:42:05 GMT /news/health-science/2020-05-01/prison-workers-union-says-covid-19-is-creating-chaotic-conditions Karen Kasler, Karen Kasler /news/health-science/2020-04-16/ohio-national-guard-reservists-help-collect-and-distribute-ppe-to-ohios-prisons The Ohio National Guard’s Military Reserve soldiers have been helping out at food banks, but they are also collecting and distributing personal... Thu, 16 Apr 2020 21:49:26 GMT /news/health-science/2020-04-16/ohio-national-guard-reservists-help-collect-and-distribute-ppe-to-ohios-prisons Jo Ingles, Jo Ingles /news/health-science/2020-04-13/advocates-say-thousands-of-ohio-inmates-should-be-released-now Gov Mike DeWine says an inmate at the Pickaway Correctional Institution has died from coronavirus. Last week, a corrections officer at the Marion… Mon, 13 Apr 2020 22:20:20 GMT /news/health-science/2020-04-13/advocates-say-thousands-of-ohio-inmates-should-be-released-now Jo Ingles /news/community/2020-04-08/morning-headlines-plain-dealer-will-no-longer-cover-cleveland-state-alters-graduation-requirements Here are your morning headlines for Wednesday, April 8:Plain Dealer will no longer cover Cleveland;State alters graduation requirements;Brown endorses… Wed, 08 Apr 2020 10:54:54 GMT /news/community/2020-04-08/morning-headlines-plain-dealer-will-no-longer-cover-cleveland-state-alters-graduation-requirements Amanda Rabinowitz