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Inmates Build Hidden PCs, Ohio Program Faces Fallout

4/16/2026

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The Ohio prison work program failed when two inmates built computers from dismantled PCs intended for recycling and hid them in a training room ceiling.
Investigators found in 2015 that the machines contained software, pornography, and articles on drug and explosive production after IT staff flagged activity on a contractor's account.
The Ohio Inspector General's Office published a report and forwarded it to the Ohio Ethics Commission and local officials.

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Story summary

The Ohio prison work program failed when two inmates built computers from dismantled PCs intended for recycling and hid them in a training room ceiling.
Investigators found in 2015 that the machines contained software, pornography, and articles on drug and explosive production after IT staff flagged activity on a contractor's account.
The Ohio Inspector General's Office published a report and forwarded it to the Ohio Ethics Commission and local officials.