Southern Ohio Correctional Facility
Southern Ohio Correctional Facility viewed from Valley High School | |
| Location | Valley Township / Jefferson Township, Scioto County, near Lucasville, Ohio, U.S. |
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| Coordinates | 38°52′28″N 82°58′12″W / 38.87444°N 82.97000°W |
| Status | Operational |
| Security class | Maximum security |
| Population | 1,330 (as of September 11, 2018) |
| Opened | 1972 |
| Managed by | Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction |
| Warden | Cindy Davis |
The Southern Ohio Correctional Facility (commonly referred to as Lucasville) is a maximum security prison located just outside Lucasville in Scioto County, Ohio. The prison was constructed in 1972. As of 2023, the warden is Cindy Davis.
The prison is perhaps best known for its April 1993 riot, in which a total of 450 prisoners participated, resulting in an eleven-day standoff between rioters and law enforcement. One corrections officer and nine inmates were killed during the riot. The riot has been described as one of the largest crises in Ohio prison history and one of the longest prison sieges in U.S. history.