Below is a description of detention centers followed by the 8 counties and dozens of facilities served by The Way Out. Please consider joining one of our ministry teams in your county.
Jails:
city or county, awaiting disposition or serving sentence, all types of crimes (felony and misdemeanor)
Prisons:
state or federal, convicted felons serving out sentence
Halfway House:
private or contracted, alternative sentencing and transition re-entry from prison
Drug and Alcohol Treatment:
private, mandatory sentence or self-imposed
Homeless Centers:
private
Cuyahoga County
Judge Nancy R McDonnell Community Based Correctional Facility(JNRMCBCF)
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Fannie M. Lewis Community Corrections and Treatment Center(FMLCCTC)
1829 East 55th Street, Cleveland, Ohio 44103
FMLCCTC provides housing for men and women that have served their sentence in state and federal prisons. They provide extensive programs and helps to assist the client in their return as a citizen.
Cuyahoga County Jail
Cuyahoga County Correction Center (CCCC) is a unique facility. CCCC houses male and female inmates with approximately ten different classifications, from Pretrial Felons to Sentenced Misdemeanants; Juveniles to Adults; County, State and Federal jurisdictions. The Average Length of Stay for the Pretrial inmate is approximately 32 days, while the ALS for the Sentenced Misdemeanor averages 130 days.
TWO chaplains and volunteers provide a monthly chapel service.
Homeless Ministry
The Way Out Prison Ministry has the privilege of partnering with the “Metenoia Project” of greater Cleveland. Metenoia provides shelter, meals, clothing, showers, and spiritual support to the homeless and disadvantaged. We thank St Malachi Church, 2459 Washington Ave, Cleveland, OH 44113 for allowing us to use their facilities to provide these much needed services to those who are in need.
TWO volunteers provide weekly Bible studies and one on one discipleship
Geauga County Safety Center (GCSC)
12450 Merritt Rd. Chardon, Ohio 44024
GCSC is a jail housing both male and female inmates. Inmates with felonies and misdemeanors are serving their sentence or awaiting sentencing. The facility also houses “Immigration and Customs Enforcement” (ICE) for those violations of federal law.
Grafton Reintegration Center
Grafton Correctional Complex (GCC) is a medium security male prison, housing Level 1 (minimum) and 2 (medium) security inmates. Grafton Correctional Institution (GCI) and the Grafton Reintegration Center (GRC), which serves as the camp and is the former North Coast Correctional Treatment Facility.
LorCI is a prison housing male inmates with security levels from 1-3. LorCI is a reception facility from which inmates will be transferred to their primary prison.
TWO chaplains and volunteers provide monthly Bible studies and quarterly chapel services.
Portage-Geauga Juvenile Detention Center is a state prison. This facility is operated by the state of Ohio and is used to house and rehabilitate criminals. Inmates at Portage-Geauga OH Juvenile Detention Center are generally housed in locked cells during the night and are provided certain privileges such as the use of a recreation area, TV, phones and in some cases may have a job within the prison.
Prisoners confined in the jail include those charged with every type of criminal offense from the most minor traffic charge to those facing capital punishment. This includes prisoners awaiting trial or sentencing, transfer to a state institution, fugitives awaiting return to other states, and those inmates awaiting probation or parole revocations. Also confined in the jail are those persons committed by any of the counties’ three municipal courts, Common Pleas Courts and Domestic Relations Court.
TWO chaplains and volunteers provide dozens of chapel services, bible studies and one on one discipleship.
Summit County Jail
205 East Crosier Street, Akron, OH 44311
Oriana House
Summit County Community Based Correctional Facility (CBCF)
264 East Crosier Street, Akron, Ohio 44311
Cliff Skeen Community Based Correctional Facility for Women (CSCBCF)
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Residential Correctional Center (RCC)
222 Power Street
TWO chaplains and volunteers conduct weekly Bible studies, chapel services and one on one discipleship
The Summit County Sheriffs Office also provides security services for the Glenwood Jail, a satellite minimum-security facility operated in conjunction with Oriana House, Inc. All deputies assigned to the two facilities are certified peace officers and are utilized by the Sheriff to respond to civil disturbances
Residential Institutional Probation Program (RIPP)
40 East Glenwood Avenue, Akron, Ohio 44304
55 East Glenwood Avenue, Akron, Ohio 44304
55 East Glenwood Avenue, Akron, Ohio 44304