ORW Warden Roni Burkes, facing, stands in a group of inmates and staff who came together for a potluck in her honor last week. Burkes won the 2016 Ohio Warden of the Year award from the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections. Gary Mohr, director of the department, commended her passion for rehabilitation in a letter to state prison staff.
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When the average person thinks of prison, the images they conjure up are those of punishment, not rehabilitation.