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Changes are in the works for Ohio’s three juvenile correctional facilities. Indian River Juvenile Correctional in Massillon, where violence happened in 2022, is one. In September, the state released recommendations for safety and staff improvements system-wide.News 5 Investigators spoke with former Indian River corrections officer David Upshaw and his wife, Patricia, about his recovery from an assault at the facility in October 2022.Video footage shows Upshaw's attack.
The group also recommended creating a position to focus on gangs.“It is too little too late,” said OCSEA President Chris Mabe.Mabe says some changes will take a year or longer to implement.“Regardless if you build the buildings, you have to have the people with some long-term tenure,” Mabe said.Recommendations also call for an outside consultant to look at day-to-day operations and staffing.
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