United States · OH · Chillicothe
Chillicothe Correctional Institution
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Background
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, bootlegger and future NASCAR driver Junior Johnson, and serial killer Anthony Sowell. Country music legend Johnny Paycheck also served a 22-month stint in CCI for shooting a man in a Hillsboro bar.
Source: Wikipedia article lead, CC-BY-SA.
Capacity
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Current population
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Occupancy
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Year opened
1966
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 31 May 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Population held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1966
Region
OH
Security level
Minimum
Death-row facility
No
Conditions
No conditions summary available yet.
Visiting
No visiting information available.
Mailing
No mailing information available.
Practical info
Contact the operator's website for inmate-specific procedures.
Known issues
No major issues documented in our database.
Notable inmates
- Anthony Sowell1959–2021 · serial killer
Anthony Edward Sowell (August 19, 1959 â February 8, 2021) was an American serial killer and rapist known as The Cleveland Strangler.
Richard Finch1954 · composerRichard Raymond Finch (born January 23, 1954) is an American songwriter, producer, and arranger.
- Anthony Kirkland1968 · serial killer
Anthony Wayne Kirkland (born September 13, 1968) is an American serial killer.
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
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Conditions Risk Score
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Data completeness
54%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- Wikipedia — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikipedia category â Prisons in Ohio — Wikimedia Foundation
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q5099048)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Chillicothe Correctional Institution. Retrieved October 23, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/chillicothe-correctional-institution
"Chillicothe Correctional Institution." World Prisons. Accessed October 23, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/chillicothe-correctional-institution.
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