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Dog Program - Trumbull Correctional Institution has established a partnership with the Animal Welfare League of Trumbull County and Rose’s Rescue of Portage County to accept and train dogs to be adopted by local families. The dogs are trained in basic obedience, socialization skills, adapting to their surroundings and specific commands.
Wellness Program – This program looks into the holistic concept of educating and empowering individuals in a manner consistent with healthy behaviors that allow for development of physical, social attributes and nutritional needs. The medical staff assessed each offender’s vital signs and weight measurement for the initial phase of the program. Throughout the program, each participant’s progress is reviewed weekly with a medical staff person and the dietician to ensure that the offender is maintaining healthy and nutritional eating habits.
Self Focus – This program is designed to focus on the nine qualities of self improvement: LOVE, SELF-RESPECT, UNDERSTANDING, KNOWLEDGE, WISDOM, INNER-STRENGTH, OBEDIENCE, SELF-CONTROL AND INTELLIGENCE. The intention of this program is to assist the offender with the development of values such as dignity, integrity, self-esteem and principles. These qualities will allow for a better commitment for moral responsibility, foster a healthier relationship with the offender, society and their families.
Religious Services
Reading Room
In 2000, former First Lady Hope Taft approached the Director about establishing a reading room for the children who visited their incarcerated parent at the Pickaway Correctional Institution. This idea spread across the state, and now the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction maintains children’s reading rooms in each of the 32 institutions. The reading rooms encourage family literacy by providing a pleasant and comfortable setting for both child and incarcerated parent. Each room is stocked with a wide variety of children’s books and has an inmate narrator who reads to the visiting children twice a day. The role of the inmate narrator is to read picture books to the children in much the same manner that children’s hour would be done at a public library. A variety of arts and craft supplies for the children are also available in most of the rooms. Many of the supplies and books are donated by employees and service organizations. This past year the Department served over 45,000 children. The inmate narrators worked over 32,000 hours in reading to and with the children.
Visit the Reading Room at Trumbull
For general visiting information or to download a visitor application, go to http://www.drc.state.oh.us/web/visiting.htm.