Allen Oakwood Correctional Institution works to keep our community safe.
Allen Oakwood Correctional Institution is a mixed-security state prison for men that is a result of the 2012 merger of the Allen Correctional Institution with the Oakwood Correctional facility, and the 2004 closure of the Lima Correctional Institution. Warden Ryan Walters told us that their main goal is to keep the community safe. They do that through a number of specialized services for the inmates including behavioral health, education and workforce development, recovery services, religious services and community service, such as their gardening program which has donated 20,000 pounds of fresh produce to the West Ohio Food Bank this year. The prison houses an average of 1,521 inmates with a capacity of 1,637. There are 495 staff members, nearly 300 of whom are security. If you have noticed the construction going on at the prison, that is a solar field currently being installed. Allen Oakwood Correctional Institution is hosting an open hiring event November 21 from 9:00-1:00, and they encourage people to apply.