Chillicothe Correctional Institution
American medium security prison / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Chillicothe Correction Institution, or CCI, is a state-run medium security prison on the west bank of the Scioto River just outside Chillicothe, Ohio. It is located adjacent to Ross Correctional Institution and Hopewell Culture National Historical Park. The prison is a former military camp, named for Civil War general William Tecumseh Sherman. It later became a federal penitentiary and has housed several high-profile prisoners including Charles Manson in 1952,[2] bootlegger and future NASCAR driver Junior Johnson, and serial killer Anthony Sowell.
Location | Scioto Township, Ross County, near Chillicothe, Ohio |
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Coordinates | 39°22′28″N 83°0′41″W |
Status | Operational |
Security class | Minimum to medium, death row |
Capacity | 2,950[1] |
Opened | 1966 |
Managed by | Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction |
Director | Charlotte Jenkins, Warden |
Country music legend Johnny Paycheck also served a 22-month stint in CCI for shooting a man in a Hillsboro bar. During Paycheck's time there, his friend and fellow musician Merle Haggard performed for the inmates.[3][4]