The Toledo Correctional Institution (ToCI) is a state prison for men located in Toledo,

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. The facility was opened in 2000, and houses approximately 750 maximum security inmates. The Toledo Correctional Institution houses Protective Custody inmates Level 3 and above, Level 4 offenders, and ERH1, ERH2, and ERH 3 level inmates. ERH is the highest security levels in Ohio.

Notable inmates

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- Serial killer. Died during incarceration. * John Parsons - Murdering a police officer. Was on the

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list in 2006 for escaping from the Ross County Jail. Serving a life sentence.

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