United States · Ohio · Conneaut
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Lake Erie Correctional Institution is a state prison located in Ashtabula County, Ohio. Reported population: 1,766. Security level: Medium. Data sourced from the HIFLD Prison Boundaries open dataset.
The Lake Erie Correctional Institution is a minimum- and medium-security prison for men located in Conneaut, Ashtabula County, Ohio, owned and operated by CoreCivic under contract with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. The facility first opened in 2000, has been owned by CCA since 2012, and has a working population of 1750 state inmates. Lake Erie was the first sale of a state prison in the United States to a private company. In 2012, Ohio state auditors deducted $500,000 from its contract at Lake Erie for violations such as understaffing, which had given rise to a high rate of violence and smuggled drugs.
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Capacity
1,798
Current population
1,766
Occupancy
98%
Year opened
2000
Operational
Figures from official sources · verified 6 Jul 2026 · methodology
Operator
Ohio Department of CorrectionsPopulation held
Mixed/unknown
Opened
2000
Region
Ohio
Security level
Medium
Death-row facility
No
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World Prisons. (2026). Lake Erie Correctional Institution. Retrieved July 21, 2026, from https://worldprisons.com/prisons/lake-erie-correctional-institution
"Lake Erie Correctional Institution." World Prisons. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://worldprisons.com/prisons/lake-erie-correctional-institution.
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title = {Lake Erie Correctional Institution},
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