Chillicothe Correctional Institution

Chillicothe Correction Institution, or CCI, is a state-run medium security prison on the west bank of the Scioto River just outside Chillicothe, Ohio. It is located adjacent to Ross Correctional Institution and Hopewell Culture National Historical Park. The prison is a former military camp, named for Civil War general William Tecumseh Sherman. It later became a federal penitentiary and has housed several high-profile prisoners including Charles Manson in 1952, bootlegger and future NASCAR driver Junior Johnson, and serial killer Anthony Sowell.

This article is about the prison in Ohio. For the prison in Missouri, see Chillicothe Correctional Center.
Chillicothe Correctional Institution
LocationScioto Township, Ross County,
near Chillicothe, Ohio
Coordinates39°22′28″N 83°0′41″W
StatusOperational
Security classMinimum to medium, death row
Capacity2,950
Opened1966
Managed byOhio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction
DirectorCharlotte Jenkins, Warden

Country music legend Johnny Paycheck also served a 22-month stint in CCI for shooting a man in a Hillsboro bar. During Paycheck's time there, his friend and fellow musician Merle Haggard performed for the inmates.

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