When I told my three boys, ages 15, 13, and 11, that we were heading to Mansfield ... Ohio State Reformatory. Known to many from the major motion picture The Shawshank Redemption. This former ...

From Gothic castles and creaking mansions to centuries-old graveyards that terrify after dark, the world is filled with ...

The golfer, in the middle of his Memorial Tournament preparations, made a visit to the former Ohio Reformatory in Mansfield ... The Shawshank Redemption appears on his list of favorite prison ...

Since then, I have seen the movie at least once a year. I read the short story — originally titled Rita Hayworth and ...

The Ohio prison system opens and scans letters and cards and then delivers the material to inmates on their state-issued tablets. At four prisons, legal mail from attorneys to inmates is also ...

A former Ohio youth prison manager, Renee Depalo, faces charges for allegedly helping smuggle contraband into the Circleville Juvenile Correctional Facility. Depalo resigned from her position in ...

A 36-year-old Mansfield Correctional Institution corrections officer is accused of bringing suspected narcotics into the maximum security prison. Crystal Kinser of Newark, Ohio is charged with ...

MANSFIELD, Ohio (WJW) — Local humane agents said they believe a puppy found underweight, lethargic and listless was “literally hours from passing away” when he was saved. The “miracle ...