▁( O DR C ) ▁state ▁prison ▁for ▁men ▁located ▁in ▁Ch ill ic othe , ▁Ohio , ▁adjacent ▁to ▁the ▁medium - security ▁Ch ill ic othe ▁Cor re ction al ▁Institution ▁and ▁the ▁Hope well ▁Culture ▁National ▁Historical ▁Park . ▁ ▁First ▁opened ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁Ross ▁houses ▁ 2 , 0 3 7 ▁in m ates . ▁The ▁institution ▁covers ▁ 1 , 7 0 7 ▁acres ▁and ▁employed ▁over ▁ 3 5 0 ▁security ▁staff . ▁As ▁of ▁January ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁there ▁are ▁ 2 0 8 5 ▁in m ates ▁at ▁the ▁institution . ▁Ar ound ▁ 5 6 % ▁of ▁the ▁in mate ▁population ▁are ▁class ified ▁as ▁African ▁American , ▁ 4 3 % ▁class ified ▁as ▁C au cas ian , ▁and ▁ 0 . 0 1 % ▁class ified ▁as ▁other . ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁O DR C ▁estimates ▁that ▁the ▁daily ▁cost ▁for ▁each ▁in mate ▁is ▁$ 5 1 . 7 7 . ▁ ▁Staff ▁ ▁Gary ▁C . ▁Mo hr ▁has ▁been ▁appointed ▁to ▁be ▁director ▁of ▁the ▁Ohio ▁Department ▁of ▁Re h abil itation ▁and ▁Cor re ction ▁From ▁ 2 0 1 1 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁Mo hr ▁had ▁past ▁experience ▁in ▁leadership ▁as ▁a ▁corre ctions ▁officer ▁and ▁a ▁w arden , ▁including ▁in ▁Ohio ▁Department ▁of ▁Youth ▁Services ▁and ▁Ross ▁Cor re ction al ▁Institution al .