The Dayton Correctional Institution is a state prison for women located in Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, opened in 1987, owned and operated by the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. The facility holds a maximum of 938 female inmates at various security levels.
In February 2026, ODRC transferred 150 inmates to other facilities after closing a unit to address staffing shortages at the facility.
Notable inmates China P. Arnold, convicted of the murder of her daughter"Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Offender Page 3 March 2010 Debra Brown, serial killer serving life imprisonment without the possibility of parole for the murder of eight people Jessica Groves, convicted alongside her husband Daniel, for the killing of their four-month-old son Dylan. Lindsey Partin, guilty of the murder of Hannah Wesche, a 3-year-old child enrolled at her in-home daycare. Laura Jeanne Taylor, convicted for role in 1992 Dayton Christmas murders. Andrea Morgan Ross, convicted of involuntary manslaughter References