By Taylor Dungjen
Toldeo Blade
TOLEDO, Ohio — The firing of a high-ranking prison official is “not a direct result” of a recent homicide at the facility, officials said.
Toledo Correctional Institution Deputy Warden Alan Chapman was fired today as “part of our ongoing effort to find the right people for the right positions,” said JoEllen Smith, a spokesman for the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction.
Mr. Chapman, 49, started working at the North Toledo prison on April 21, according to his personnel file. The file viewed late today did not contain information about his termination.
Mr. Chapman is being replaced by John Coleman, who is expected to start work at the prison Wednesday, Ms. Smith said. Mr. Coleman was, most recently, working at the department’s Columbus headquarters in the Operations Support Center.
Four inmates have been killed in just over a year in inmate-on-inmate assaults at the Toledo prison.
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