Opened in 1935, Mohican employs 202 workers and houses 148 male inmates with substance abuse problems.
“This just isn’t feasible at this time, or in a year from now,” said Annie Person of the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association. “We still have our hands full trying to manage the crisis created by the other changes implemented this year.”
DYS closed its youth prison in Marion in June and an officer was killed on duty at the Cuyahoga Hills Juvenile Correctional Facility earlier this year.
The decision to close Mohican came as the DYS population continues to decline and the state faces budget troubles.
The move is expected to save the state $12 million a year.
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