DeWine offers Ohio National Guard to help cover staffing shortages at local jails
By Andrew J. Tobias - cleveland.com (TNS)
COLUMBUS, Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine issued a proclamation Friday offering the Ohio National Guard to help local jails cover staffing shortages caused by the spread of the coronavirus.
The proclamation is a response to “the significant number of COVID-19 infections amongst state, county, and local corrections officers that has reduced staffing levels required to maintain safe and adequate security at some facilities,” a statement from the governor’s office said.
DeWine spokesman Dan Tierney said as of Friday afternoon, no one yet had requested the National Guard yet. But he said jail officials, like those in other industries, have conveyed to the governor’s office that they’re struggling with the issue.
Sheriff sues state prison director over refusal to take some prisoners from Cuyahoga County Jail during coronavirus pandemic
Updated Dec 11, 2020;
Posted Dec 11, 2020
Inmates at the Marion Correctional Institution play basketball in the prison s courtyard. Cuyahoga County officials have filed a lawsuit against the state prison system over its refusal to take some inmates from the county jail during the coronavirus pandemic. [Matt Shiffler photo]
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CLEVELAND, Ohio Cuyahoga County Sheriff David Schilling and Prosecutor Michael O’Malley have filed a lawsuit asking the Ohio Supreme Court to order the state prison system to admit all inmates from the Cuyahoga County Jail who have received prison sentences after the state stopped accepting some inmates due to an earlier coronavirus outbreak within the jail in April.