Allen Oakwood Correctional Institution honored its employees during Correctional Employee Week while also commemorating the 30th anniversary of Bonita Haynes’ death.
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Staff from the Allen Oakwood Correctional Institution celebrated Earth Day by cleaning up litter across parts of the Lima community.
Allen Oakwood Correctional Institution held its first Staff Wellness Symposium to connect employees and their families with resources aimed at improving mental, financial and emotional well-being.
Employees from Allen Oakwood Correctional Institution and Allen County Juvenile Courts completed crisis intervention training designed to improve de-escalation skills and safety during high-pressure situations.
Employees from the Allen Oakwood Correctional Institution brought holiday joy to 65 Lockhaven residents through their annual Angel Tree Program, delivering personalized gifts and festive entertainment.
A two-vehicle crash on Bluelick Road sent two people to the hospital Thursday morning.
A retired warden is traveling to the state to raise money for MS research, and Allen Oakwood Correctional Institute inmates are helping him one step at a time. Tony Brigano has been retired for over 20 years after working 30 years at various places in the Ohio prison system. But when he wanted to raise money for the National MS Society in honor of his daughter Michelle, who has multiple sclerosis, he went back to the prisons to ask the inmates to join "Team Michelle."
41-year-old, Anitaun Harris pleaded guilty to the charge of assault in Allen County Common Pleas Court. Another charge of felonious assault was dropped. Harris is currently serving a 15-year prison term on a voluntary manslaughter charge out of Stark County Ohio. The indictment alleges Harris attacked a prison employee in November of 2020 while he was at Allen Oakwood. He is currently in the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility. Harris will be sentenced in March on the new charge.
A memorial garden has been dedicated to the employees that made the ultimate sacrifice at the Allen Oakwood Correctional Institution. The facility held a remembrance ceremony to mark the completion of the project, unveiling the garden to those in attendance.
The Vietnam Veterans of America Chapters 89 and 732 worked together on a sleeping bag package project. The packages are put together by the inmates at Allen Oakwood Correctional Institution and include several items like a sleeping bag, several sizes of duffle bags, a woven plastic mat, and a bag of toiletries.