Marion Correctional Institution News

MARION - Two state prisons located in Marion combined their efforts to contribute to the food pantry at St.

The elderly visitors who arrived in wheelchairs and sparkly holiday sweaters headed to the stage performance yesterday by way of a metal detector, four security gates and a dim hallway leading to a chapel protected by bars.

MARION - For the 20th year, inmates at Marion Correctional Institution will put on an original Christmas play written and produced in cooperation with its staff.

A city man involved in a counterfeit check scam that took the Richland County Jail commissary account for $13,000 in 2008 has lost a bid to appeal his conviction.

The Hugh J. Daley Ministry of Theatre at Marion Correctional Institution invites the public to attend its annual Christmas Play.

A convicted murderer from Akron with a penchant for suing state prisons over everything from toothpaste to bird droppings has lost his latest case: a spoiled Thanksgiving Day pumpkin pie.

MARION - A drunken driving offender expressed feelings of remorse at his judicial release hearing Monday for killing two men in a 2007 crash.

By JORDAN CRAVENS staff Writer A Findlay woman has made it her mission to keep convicted child murderer Christopher Cooper from ever again walking the city's streets.

Published: Thursday, October 15, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at 10:54 p.m. A former state corrections officer has been arrested and accused of protecting an inmate at his prison in exchange for four tires.

It felt like a job fair, sounded like a job fair, and vendors were there to recruit clients to help them find jobs.

In case you haven't heard, today is Rod Birdsong Day in both McDowell County and the city of Marion.

Garrett Lee Brown lifted the sleeve of his shirt and showed his knife wound. The wound, a large cut across his left upper arm, came from his desperate attempt to stage a fake robbery at his job.

An Allen Correctional Institution guard once fired over allegations he brought drugs into the prison is again suspended.

A man is released from prison back into his home community. He has minimal job skills; he may have special medical and or psychological needs.