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If Ohio prisons are privatized, they would be operated and managed like businesses by the private sector rather than by the state. This would put the safety and security of our communities and prison system at risk.

See what you can do to fight this:

Resources

NEW! Flier: Sell Ohio Now (pdf)
NEW! Talking Points: Privatization (pdf)
Petition (pdf)
Telephone script (pdf)
Talking points (pdf)
Legislator list by prison (pdf)
Letter to legislator (Word)
Resolution (pdf)

OCSEA News

Aug. 11, 2010 - Arizona private prison suffers lax security, lack of training

June 30, 2010 - Anti-Ohio prison privatization Facebook page gains over 5,000 followers

June 23, 2010 - OCSEA Corrections activists make calls, write 3,000 letters against private prison plan

June 17, 2010 - Corrections Call-In Day June 16, 2010

June 16, 2010 - Tell your legislators that Ohio prisons aren't for sale!

June 9, 2010 - State bill targets Ohio prisons for privatization

Media Coverage

Let’s sell the state prisons. Completely furnished. Fenced in backyard. (The Other Paper)

State considering privatized prison operations (Lancaster Eagle Gazette)

Privatization sought for Ohio prisons (Cincinnati.com)

Statehouse News Bureau

Private prisons are danger to community, workers say (Dayton Daily News)

Bill Seeks To Privatize Half Of Ohio Prisons (10tv)

Documents

Press release from OCSEA (doc)

Study by Policy Matters Ohio on Ohio prison privatization (pdf)

Press release from Senator Tim Grendell (doc)