MANSFIELD, Ohio (WJW) — Multiple inmates at Richland Correctional Institution (RICI) overdosed late Wednesday night, prompting a large-scale emergency response from the Mansfield Fire Department.

When Andy Dufresne crawled to freedom through “five hundred yards of shit-smelling foulness” in The Shawshank Redemption, it was the ultimate act of hope. As the story’s tagline has it, “Fear can hold ...

English professor Brenda Brueggemann had driven by the memorial stone, the grassy grove and the architectural shells of the shuttered institution every day for years on her way to teach at the ...

The iconic backdrop to the 1994 film “The Shawshank Redemption” has long been a popular historic site. However, the stories behind the Ohio State Reformatory in Mansfield rival the tale of Andy and ...

MANSFIELD, Ohio (WOIO) - Several inmates at the Richland Correctional Institution in Mansfield overdosed late Tuesday night, according to the Mansfield Fire Department. According to the Mansfield Fire ...

For more than 2,000 years, people have believed that late in each October, the veil between the living and the dead becomes more fragile, allowing passage between the two worlds. Mediums — those who ...

MANSFIELD, Ohio (WJW) – In Mansfield, an unusual program helps raise orphaned wild animals until they are old enough and strong enough to be released and survive in the wild. They are animals, ...

A 40-year-old Mansfield man is likely facing a 15-year prison term after striking another man in the head with an ax, causing serious injuries. His victim will probably struggle even longer. Andrew ...

The union that represents staff at Richland Correctional Institution says repeated drug use by inmates is putting staff and inmate safety at risk. “We have continued concerns about repeated drug use ...

The new warden at Richland Correctional Institution knows about the inner workings of a prison. Angela Stuff was raised in the Bellville area and has lived in the Richland County area her entire life.