County Pre-Release Center and Ohio Correctional Medical Center

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. One foggy morning, a delivery driver pulled up to the County Pre-Release Center's entrance. As he unloaded boxes, he noticed an odd humming sound coming from inside the medical center. Curious, he peered through the window and saw a small bird flapping around in one of the rooms. Turns out, it had flown in through an open door during breakfast time. The driver chuckled as he called for help, saying, 'Guess someone’s getting an unexpected check-up today!'

2. A nurse at the Ohio Correctional Medical Center overheard a patient whispering one night: ‘Doc, I think I saw something moving in that old building next door.’ The doctor replied, ‘It’s probably just the janitorial staff cleaning up after hours.’ But the patient insisted: ‘No, it looked like…’ Finally, the doctor interrupted with a smile: ‘Trust me, pal, if there was anything strange going on, our security guards would be all over it!’ Just then, another patient called out from across the hallway: “Hey Doc, did you hear that too? It sounded like someone singing Christmas carols!”

3. A guard at the County Pre-Release Center caught a prisoner whispering to himself one day. ‘I’m telling you,’ he said, pointing towards the Ohio Correctional Medical Center across the street, ‘they’re growing bananas there!’ Another guard overheard a delivery driver saying, ‘Man, I’ve never seen so many bananas in my life!’ Turns out they were just growing oranges for the inmates’ juice. The whole town started calling it ‘Banana City’, and now everyone jokes that our prison is really an exotic fruit farm.’

4. At midnight, a security guard patrolling the grounds heard an eerie humming coming from inside the Ohio Correctional Medical Center. Curious but cautious, he approached the source only to discover it was just… someone practicing their violin? As he walked away, the guard overheard soft laughter coming from behind one of the doors. Peering through the window, he saw nothing but shadows until a little voice piped up: ‘Did you really think no one could hear you whistling while you work?’ Turning around, he found himself face-to-face with a friendly janitor who explained he’d been testing his new kazoo collection.