Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction

What Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction does

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) is a state government agency headquartered in Columbus, Ohio, responsible for administering Ohio's prison system and supervising individuals released into the community. The agency operates a statewide network of correctional facilities organized into North, South, and Specialty regions, and provides services including secure incarceration, medical and mental health care, substance abuse treatment, victim services, parole supervision, probation oversight, and reentry programming. ODRC is funded through state appropriations and tax revenues rather than commercial revenue, and is not a publicly traded entity; it operates as a government monopoly under Ohio Revised Code authority, reporting to state executive leadership.

ODRC's core operational products span four main domains: corrections and institutional management (Offender Search portal, Visitation Services, facility network), healthcare delivery (a four-level medical care system including infirmaries at each institution, skilled nursing facilities at Frazier Health Center and Franklin Medical Center, specialty care through a strategic partnership with Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, and a 1995-era telehealth video platform linking institutions to medical hubs), community supervision (Adult Parole Authority with six regional offices covering all 88 Ohio counties and supervising approximately 27,000 offenders, plus Community Sanctions administering halfway houses, electronic monitoring, and transitional control), and victim-centered services (Office of Victim Services, Victim-Offender Dialogue program with 43 trained facilitators, Victim Awareness Program, and an online victim registration portal). Specialized rehabilitation programs include Medication-Assisted Treatment for substance use disorders and the 18-week P.R.O.V.E. Batterer's Intervention Program.

The agency's business model is fully non-commercial: it is funded through legislative appropriations and tax revenues, provides services at no charge to end users (incarcerated individuals, community supervision clients, crime victims), and operates under statutory mandate rather than market competition. Its go-to-market is direct delivery through institutional and regional offices across the state, supplemented by digital channels including the official website drc.ohio.gov and social media accounts on Facebook, X, Instagram, and LinkedIn for public engagement. ODRC maintains a strategic medical partnership with OSUWMC for specialty and inpatient care, and is subject to federal regulatory compliance including the Prison Rape Elimination Act (PREA) under 28 CFR Part 115.

Name

Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction

Legal name

Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction

Website

https://drc.ohio.gov

Company type

Public

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

5,001–10,000 employees

Short description

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction is a state government agency that operates Ohio's prison system, supervises approximately 27,000 individuals on parole and community supervision, delivers healthcare to incarcerated populations, and provides victim services across all 88 Ohio counties.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

State Correctional Services

NAICS

Correctional Institutions (922140), Parole Offices and Probation Offices (922150)

SIC

Services-Skilled Nursing Care Facilities (8051)

akta.pro primary industry

Adult Corrections (Prisons & Jails) (BPAIAFAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Correctional Facility Operations (Prisons & Jails) (BPAKANAA), Community Corrections (Probation, Parole & Reentry) (BPAIAFAE), Reentry, Rehabilitation & Reintegration Programs (Education, Vocational, Case Management) (BPAKANAH), Correctional/Detention Facility Health Departments (HLAJAAAH)

Keywords

• State correctional services
• Adult parole supervision
• Incarcerated individual healthcare
• Victim advocacy services
• Community corrections programs

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices8 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Others

Revenue model

1. Government Funding: As a state government agency, ODRC is funded through state appropriations and tax revenues. The department does not generate commercial revenue but operates on public funds allocated by the State of Ohio.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

ODRC operates Ohio's adult state prison system and provides correctional supervision, rehabilitation, and reentry services. Core offerings include secure incarceration through a statewide network of facilities, community supervision via the Adult Parole Authority, healthcare delivery for incarcerated individuals, victim services through the Office of Victim Services, specialized rehabilitative programs, and educational programming through the Ohio Central School System.

Product overview

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction operates as a state government agency managing Ohio's prison system and corrections process. The organization provides a comprehensive suite of services organized around its core correctional functions: secure incarceration through a network of state facilities, healthcare delivery (including medical, mental health, and substance abuse treatment), victim services, parole supervision, and reentry support. The product portfolio includes operational systems for offender management (Offender Search, Visitation Services), healthcare delivery (Medical Services with four care levels including telehealth), supervision systems (Adult Parole Authority Field Services, Community Sanctions), and victim-focused services (Office of Victim Services, Victim Registration Portal). Specialized rehabilitative programs include the Victim-Offender Dialogue program, Victim Awareness Program, P.R.O.V.E. Batterer's Intervention Program, and Medication-Assisted Treatment. The Corrections Training Academy provides workforce development while the Ohio Parole Board handles release consideration hearings and clemency recommendations. The department operates the Ohio Central School System for incarcerated individual education.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Offender Search Online search tool enabling the public to find data on incarcerated individuals currently serving time in Ohio prisons, those under department supervision, or judicially released. Search can be narrowed by name, county, and hearing date.
• Medical Services Comprehensive healthcare delivery system providing four levels of care to incarcerated individuals: general outpatient infirmaries at each institution, skilled nursing facilities (Frazier Health Center and Franklin Medical Center), specialty care through Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, and telehealth services for specialty consults.
• Office of Victim Services Division providing trauma-informed assistance to crime victims, statutory notifications, victim-centered programming, and support throughout the Ohio corrections process including hearings and release processes. Office of Victim Services staff covers all 88 counties in Ohio.
• Visitation Services In-person and video visitation scheduling system enabling incarcerated individuals to connect with loved ones in accordance with departmental visitation policy.
• Facilities and Institutions Network of correctional facilities throughout Ohio organized into North, South, and Specialty regions, each offering unique programming, services, policies, and visiting hours for incarcerated adults.
• Ohio Parole Board Section within the Adult Parole Authority responsible for conducting release consideration hearings, reviewing clemency applications, and providing recommendations to the Governor on parole-eligible incarcerated adults.
• Adult Parole Authority Field Services Supervision of approximately 27,000 supervisees under probation, parole, and community supervision across six regions, promoting public safety and offender accountability.
• Community Sanctions Program Bureau administering funds to community agencies providing residential programs (halfway houses, permanent supportive housing, Community-Based Correctional Facilities), non-residential supervision programs, and transitional control services.
• Victim-Offender Dialogue (VOD) Program Restorative justice program facilitating victim-centered dialogues between crime victims and offenders who committed the offense, focused on harm caused and offender responsibility for reparation.
• Victim Awareness Program Rehabilitative programming allowing offenders to understand crime from the victim's perspective and take responsibility for their actions through engagement with victim impact speakers.
• P.R.O.V.E. Batterer's Intervention Program 18-week intimate partner violence intervention program focusing on offender accountability, challenging belief systems, and eliminating abusive behaviors.
• Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) FDA-approved medication treatment combined with evidence-based services for managing substance use disorders including opioid and alcohol addictions among incarcerated persons.
• Telehealth Services Interactive video technology implemented in 1995 providing specialty medical consults to Ohio prisons, linking institutions with Franklin Medical Center and The Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center to improve continuity of care and reduce transportation costs.
• Online Victim Registration Portal Web-based registration system allowing crime victims to register for or opt out of notifications regarding incarcerated individuals in Ohio's prison system.
• Ohio Central School System Educational programming for incarcerated individuals providing academic and vocational training opportunities.

Quantifiable outcome

• Reduces recidivism among those we touch

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature1 record

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center (OSUWMC)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerODRC partners with OSUWMC for specialty medical care. Emergency room, inpatient hospital services, and surgeries are provided through this partnership. Advanced diagnostic testing occurs at this central location, and OSUWMC physicians operate specialty clinics at the Franklin Medical Center. Incarcerated individuals from all institutions are scheduled for these clinics as needed.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• New York State Department of Corrections and Community Supervision: Manages New York State prisons and parole supervision. Directly comparable in combining incarceration, community supervision, and rehabilitation under a single state agency mandate.
• California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation: The largest U.S. state corrections agency, operating prisons, parole, and rehabilitation programs in California. Directly comparable to ODRC as a state-government monopoly administering adult incarceration, parole supervision, and reentry services at scale.
• Pennsylvania Department of Corrections: Operates Pennsylvania state correctional institutions and parole. Closely analogous regional state DOC with similar institutional, medical, and reentry programming responsibilities.
• Texas Department of Criminal Justice: Second-largest U.S. state corrections system, operating state prisons, parole, and community supervision in Texas. Closely mirrors ODRC's structure with regional parole divisions, in-prison programming, and rehabilitation programs.
• Florida Department of Corrections: Operates Florida's state prison system, inmate rehabilitation, and community supervision. Comparable to ODRC in delivering custody, healthcare, education, and reentry services through a centralized state agency.
• Illinois Department of Corrections: State agency overseeing Illinois prisons, parole, and community-based reentry. Comparable mid-to-large scale state corrections operator with overlapping programmatic portfolio.
• Georgia Department of Corrections: Runs Georgia state prisons, offender reentry, and community supervision. Peer state agency with comparable corrections, healthcare, and rehabilitation mandate to ODRC.
• Michigan Department of Corrections: Midwestern state corrections agency operating prisons, parole, and prisoner healthcare. Direct geographic and structural peer to ODRC in scope of custody, supervision, and rehabilitation services.

Others

• Ohio Department of Mental Health and Addiction Services: Adjacent Ohio state agency responsible for community behavioral health and addiction services — directly related to ODRC's MAT, mental health, and substance use programming and a likely coordination partner.

Broad incumbents

• Federal Bureau of Prisons: Federal-level corrections operator managing federal inmates, institutional healthcare, and rehabilitation programming. A broader incumbent in the same space with overlapping institutional and medical responsibilities.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xtwitter.com/DRCOhio
• Facebookfacebook.com/ohiodrc
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/ohio-department-of-rehabilitation-and-correction
• Instagraminstagram.com/drcohio/?hl=en

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles18 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

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