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Press Release
For Immediate Release:
September 27, 2002
Contact:
Christina Deibel or Linda Weyandt, (330) 535-8116
CROSSWAEH Community Corrections Facility Earns Perfect Score on State Audit
For the third consecutive year, the CROSSWAEH Community Based Correctional Facility (CBCF) scored 100% on its annual audit from the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC). There are 151 standards established by ODRC which require compliance in the areas of fiscal management, administration, facility cleanliness, client's rights, rules and disciplines, and security. "These results show our commitment to community corrections and chemical dependency treatment and validate the professional services we provide," said Jason Varney, program manager of CROSSWAEH. The CROSSWAEH CBCF is a secured residential facility located in Tiffin. The facility has a capacity of 58 adult males and is designed to divert eligible felony offenders from the state prison system and reduce criminal behavior. CROSSWAEH is an acronym for the nine counties it serves: Crawford, Richland, Ottawa, Sandusky, Seneca, Wyandot, Ashland, Erie and Huron. CROSSWAEH is managed and staffed by Oriana House, Inc., a non-profit community corrections and treatment agency based in Summit County, Ohio. It is governed by a 12-member Judicial Corrections Board comprised of the Common Pleas Court Judges from each of the counties served by CROSSWAEH. The ODRC audit was conducted by Butch Hunyadi, Deputy Administrator, Community Based Correctional Facilities, ODRC, and John Ekelberry, Community Corrections Specialist at ODRC. CROSSWAEH's internal audit team was led by Varney and consisted of the following CROSSWAEH staff members: Robert Carmel, Del Ray Fox, Christine Lechman, Amy Mann, Pamela Moyer, Denise Seifert, Harley Shaull, Steve Steinmetz, and Christine Ward. CROSSWAEH opened in October of 1999 and employs a staff of 34.
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