Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 341.35
Private operation of correctional facility.
Effective Sep 29, 1995House Bill 117 - 121st General Assembly
The board of county commissioners of a county with a county jail, workhouse, minimum security misdemeanant jail, or other correctional facility may enter into a contract under section 9.06 of the Revised Code for the private operation and management of that facility, but only if the facility is used to house only misdemeanant inmates.