Ohio National Guard supplements COVID-19 ravaged staff at Toledo Correctional Institution
An man who is incarcerated at the facility says inmates are fearful of contracting the disease from the guardsmen. Author: Silas Tsang Updated: 11:58 PM EST December 13, 2020
TOLEDO, Ohio With the coronavirus pandemic continuing to ravage the Toledo Correctional Institution (ToCl), the Ohio Department of Rehabilitiation and Corrections (ODRC) has confirmed that members of Ohio National Guard are now stationed at the north Toledo prison due to staffing levels.
Forty National Guardsmen are currently filling in at the prison heading into the next week, the ODRC said.
The updated COVID-19 numbers released by the Department of Corrections show that 71 corrections officers at Toledo Correctional currently have the virus.