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Warren Correctional Institution
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Warren Correctional Institution is a state prison located in Warren County, Ohio. Reported population: 1,267. Security level: Close. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
Capacity
809
Current population
1,267
Occupancy
157%
Year opened
1989
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 2 Jun 2026 · methodology
Facility profile
Operator
Ohio Department of CorrectionsPopulation held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
1989
Region
Ohio
Security level
Close
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
- Chris Nelloms1971 · sprinter
Chris Nelloms (born August 14, 1971) is an American male former track and field sprinter who specialized in the 200- and 400-meter dash.
Source: Wikidata + Wikipedia.
Contact & address
Conditions Risk Score
Derived signal — not a judgement. How it's calculated
- Overcrowding
- 22/30
- Oversight reports
- 0/30
- Structural flags
- 0/15
- Death signals
- 0/15
- Conditions text
- 0/10
What the score is responding to:
- · Severely overcrowded at 157% of capacity
This facility scores 22. The national average across 7,437 scored United States facilities is 2 — 20 points above national average.
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Compared to other facilities in United States
7436 peersData completeness
74%How many of our profile fields are populated. We surface this so families and researchers know the limits.
Sources
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries
- HIFLD dataset query
- HIFLD Prison Boundaries — US Department of Homeland Security â HIFLD Open Data
- Wikipedia category â Prisons in Ohio — Wikimedia Foundation
- OpenStreetMap — OpenStreetMap Contributors
- North Carolina Department of Adult Correction â Prison Facilities — State of North Carolina
- Wikidata — Wikimedia Foundation
- Wikidata (Q7970126)
- Wikipedia
- See /data-sources for our overall methodology.
Cite this page
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World Prisons. (2026). Warren Correctional Institution. Retrieved October 23, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/warren-correctional-institution
"Warren Correctional Institution." World Prisons. Accessed October 23, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/warren-correctional-institution.
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