Address

11271 State Route 762 Orient, OH 43146

Prison Rape Elimination Act

The Prison Rape Elimination Act was passed in 2003 to protect individuals from prison rape.  Click here for more information.

Correspondence

Written correspondence to inmates must include the inmate's name and number on the envelope and be addressed to PO Box 300 Orient, OH 43146. Reception inmates generally have access to the phone five days per week, normally during the hours of 2pm - 4pm and 6pm - 8pm. Information on inmate telephone service and access is located here.

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Visiting

Reception Status Inmates:

After the EIGHTH day of incarceration at CRC, inmates will be eligible to receive visitors on their scheduled day. Available visit times are Monday - Friday from 8:30 a.m. - 3:15 p.m. Please arrive no later than 9:15am to be processed for morning visiting and no later than 1:45 p.m. for afternoon visiting in order to be permitted to visit. The designated day to visit a reception inmate is based on the inmate's institution number, as follows: Monday - Numbers ending in 1, 2; Tuesday - Numbers ending in 3, 4, Mental Health (all numbers); Wednesday - Numbers ending in 5, 6; Thursday - Numbers ending in 7, 8, Mental Health (all numbers); Friday - Numbers ending in 9, 0. No visiting on weekends or state holidays. All day visiting UNLESS the visiting room becomes full. Maximum of 5 visitors per visit. Two visits a month per person on the approved visiting list. Visitors of reception inmates are permitted to download and bring the completed visitor application with them on their first visit.  You may obtain the visitor application from our visiting page. Visiting hours are subject to change without notice. Please call the institution to verify visiting hours before planning a visit.

General Population Inmates:

Saturday, Sunday - 8:00 a.m. -3:15 p.m. Please arrive no later than 9:15am to be processed for morning visiting and no later than 1:45 p.m. for afternoon visiting in order to be permitted to visit. Visitors cannot be processed in to visitation between 9:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Visiting is closed for all inmates on all State Holidays.

Mental Health Visitation:

This includes all of Mental Health. Visitations are held on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Please arrive no later than 9:15am to be processed for morning visiting and no later than 1:45 p.m. for afternoon visiting in order to be permitted to visit. Visitors cannot be processed in to visitation between 9:30 a.m. - 11:15 a.m. Visiting is closed for all inmates on all State Holidays.Visiting hours are subject to change without notice. Please call the institution to verify visiting hours before planning a visit. 

Disciplinary/Local Control Visitation:

Inmates in Disciplinary Control and Local Control may receive one non-contact visit per month if approved by the TPU Supervisor.  Visit is limited to two hours.

Protective Custody/Security Control:

Inmates in Disciplinary Control and Local Control may receive two non-contact visit per month if approved by the TPU Supervisor.

Transitional Program Unit Visits:

Opportunities for visitation unless there are substantial reasons for withholding such privileges. Inmates in RH for pre-hearing detention or investigation shall have the same access to visitation as general population inmates unless security or safety considerations dictate otherwise. Inmates in RH as a result of an RIB disposition, SMP disposition, or security increase shall be limited to one (1) visit per visitor per month, during week days, with a two (2) hour limit. Inmates in ERH shall have their visiting privileges assigned according to DRC policy 53-CLS-04, Extended Restrictive Housing (ERH).

Reservations are not required. Click here for additional information.