Pound Pup Legacy

Unique Programs

• The Therapeutic Community (TC) are long-term (6-12 months) residential Alcohol and Other Drug (AOD) treatment programs. The TC approach views AOD abuse as a reflection of chronic deficits in social, vocational, familial, economic, and personality development. The aim of the Therapeutic Community is to promote pro-social behavior, attitudes, and values as a method to attain abstinence from alcohol and other drugs and eliminate antisocial behaviors. The TC’s at ORW and Pickaway are collaborative efforts between the Ohio DR&C and the Ohio Department of Alcohol and Drug Addiction Services.
• Mom and Kids Day:  During the month of December and for Mother's Day, incarcerated mothers, children, and other family members are permitted to spend the entire day together to celebrate the holiday.  A variety of games, conversation, food and entertainment provide the families with an atmosphere of love, closeness, and sharing.  This special visitation program promotes family reunification.
• Camp Adventure:  This one day "Day Camp" offers inmates and their children ages 4 to 11 an entire day to spend together learning about Ohio Wildlife and natural resources through animal interaction and classroom projects.  Other activities include various arts and crafts projects pictures with mom.
• Achieving Baby Care Success: Child development experts have determined that infants must bond with their mother in the first few months of life or their emotional and intellectual functioning is impaired. In June 2001, ORW opened Ohio's only nursery program within an institution. The Achieving Baby Care Success (ABC'S) Program allows incarcerated pregnant inmates to maintain custody of their infants after they are born. Each participant has an individualized treatment plan so that the problems that resulted in her incarceration are thoroughly addressed. Hands-on parenting instruction is available for every mother in the program. Eligible mothers for the program are screened and must be serving a short-term sentence for a non-violent crime. The criteria for the program ensures that the mothers and infants leave the institution together. There are currently 15 babies in the nursery.

Inmate Programs

Industries

• Optical shop
• Sewing shop making Ohio and American flags and socks

Community Service

• Sign/poster making for various activities
• Quilts for Columbus Urban League
• Trash pickup for Ohio Department of Transportation
• General maintenance for Windsor Manor, American Legion Hall, Village of Mechanicsburg

Vocational

• Building Trades
• Landscaping and horticulture
• General office systems
• Cosmetology
• Boiler Operator Apprenticeship
• Steam Engineer Apprenticeship

Academic

• Literacy Unit
• Adult Basic Education
• GED
• Columbus State Community College