Cincinnati.com Local Politics:Ohio's youth prison conditions are despicable. Leadership change needed

Instead of rehabilitation and human dignity, offenders in Ohio Department of Youth Services facilities are often exposed to violence and neglect. [Read in browser]( [Read in browser]( Local Politics Mon Nov 13 2023 [Ohio's youth prison conditions are despicable. Leadership change needed]( [Sgt. Clifford Caldwell delivers a meal to a youth who prefers to eat alone, at the Multi-County Juvenile Detention Center in Lancaster, Ohio..]( Instead of rehabilitation and human dignity, offenders in Ohio Department of Youth Services facilities are often exposed to violence and neglect. [READ MORE]( Advertisement [Consandra Wright holds a necklace with a photo of her son, Robert Wright, on Tuesday, Sept. 12, 2023 in Cincinnati. Robert passed of an apparent drug overdose while incarcerated at Circleville Juvenile Correctional.]( [From the editor: Youth prison investigation was 8 months in the making]( More than a dozen journalists from The Enquirer, Columbus Dispatch and Akron Beacon Journal teamed up to learn what happens when teens go behind bars. [READ MORE]( [The Ohio Department of Youth Services (DYS) Director Amy Ast at Cuyahoga Hills Juvenile Correctional Facility in July. DYS operates three prisons for juveniles adjudicated of felony charges.]( [Who runs Ohio's juvenile lockups? Elected judges and the governor]( The responsibility for running Ohio's youth prisons and local juvenile detention centers rests with the governor and juvenile court judges. [READ MORE]( [Forest Hills School District board member Bob Bibb listens to Superintendent Scot T. Prebles during a meeting, Wednesday, May 18, 2022, at Nagel Middle School in Anderson Township, Ohio.]( [Ohio voters reject culture war candidates in school board races]( Ohio voters, for the most part, said no thank you to candidates who signaled that they would push the culture wars into local school board meetings. [READ MORE]( [Anna Albi]( [Meet Anna Albi, Cincinnati's new council member]( Anna Albi, who started as a gun control activist, is now Cincinnati's newest councilwoman. [READ MORE]( Sign up for the news you want Exclusive newsletters are part of your subscription, don’t miss out! We’re always working to add benefits for subscribers like you. [SEE ALL NEWSLETTERS ➔]( [SEE ALL NEWSLETTERS ➔]( SUBSCRIBE TODAY Our Reporting. Your Stories. • Full access to subscriber-only content on all devices. • Share bonus subscription with a family member or friend. • The universal eNewspaper, the digital version of our print paper, plus bonus monthly magazines and hundreds of local papers. • Original reporting of our hometown teams, from high school sports to the pros. [SUBSCRIBE TODAY]( [SUBSCRIBE TODAY]( Advertisement [Newsletters]( | [eNewspaper]( | [Crosswords]( Follow Us Problem viewing email? [View in browser]( [Unsubscribe]( • [Manage Newsletters]( • [Terms of Service]( • [Privacy Policy/Your California Privacy Rights]( • [Privacy Notice]( • [Do Not Sell My Info/Cookie Policy]( • [Feedback](