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| prison_name = Lake Erie Correctional Institution |
| prison_name = Lake Erie Correctional Institution |
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| location = 501 Thompson Road <br> [[Conneaut, Ohio]] |
| location = 501 Thompson Road <br> [[Conneaut, Ohio]] |
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| coordinates = {{Coord|41|56|45.41|N|80|32|16.3|W}} |
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| status = open |
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| classification = medium and minimum |
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The facility first opened in 2000, has been owned by CCA since 2012, and has a working population of 1750 state inmates. <ref>{{cite web|title=Lake Erie Correctional Institution|url=http://www.drc.ohio.gov/public/laeci.htm|website=Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction|accessdate=2 August 2016}}</ref> |
The facility first opened in 2000, has been owned by CCA since 2012, and has a working population of 1750 state inmates. <ref>{{cite web|title=Lake Erie Correctional Institution|url=http://www.drc.ohio.gov/public/laeci.htm|website=Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction|accessdate=2 August 2016}}</ref> |
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Lake Erie was the first sale of a state prison in the United States to a private company.<ref>{{cite news |
Lake Erie was the first sale of a state prison in the United States to a private company.<ref name=huffpost>{{cite news|url=http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/03/22/lake-erie-prison-violence_n_2925151.html?ncid=txtlnkushpmg00000029|last=Kirkham|first=Chris|title=Lake Erie Prison Plagued By Violence And Drugs After Corporate Takeover|work=[[The Huffington Post]]|date=22 March 2013|accessdate=23 March 2013}}</ref> |
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In 2012, Ohio state auditors deducted $500,000 from its contract at Lake Erie for violations such as understaffing, which had given rise to a high rate of violence and smuggled drugs.<ref |
In 2012, Ohio state auditors deducted $500,000 from its contract at Lake Erie for violations such as understaffing, which had given rise to a high rate of violence and smuggled drugs.<ref name=huffpost></ref> |
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[[Category:Corrections Corporation of America]] |
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[[Category:2000 establishments in Ohio]] |
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| Location | 501 Thompson Road Conneaut, Ohio |
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| Coordinates | 41°56′45.41″N 80°32′16.3″W / 41.9459472°N 80.537861°W |
| Status | open |
| Security class | medium and minimum |
| Capacity | 1498 |
| Opened | 2000; owned by CoreCivic since 2012 |
| Managed by | CoreCivic |
The Lake Erie Correctional Institution is a minimum- and medium-security prison for men located in Conneaut, Ashtabula County, Ohio, owned and operated by CoreCivic under contract with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.[1]
The facility first opened in 2000, has been owned by CCA since 2012, and has a working population of 1750 state inmates. [2]
Lake Erie was the first sale of a state prison in the United States to a private company.[3]
In 2012, Ohio state auditors deducted $500,000 from its contract at Lake Erie for violations such as understaffing, which had given rise to a high rate of violence and smuggled drugs.[3]
References
- ^ "Lake Erie Correctional Institution". Corrections Corporation of America. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ "Lake Erie Correctional Institution". Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ^ a b Kirkham, Chris (22 March 2013). "Lake Erie Prison Plagued By Violence And Drugs After Corporate Takeover". The Huffington Post. Retrieved 23 March 2013.
41°56′46″N 80°32′17″W / 41.946015°N 80.537951°W
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