COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 29 (UPI) -- An Ohio program allowing prison inmates to work at the governor's residence has been suspended after two inmates were found drinking there, officials said.
One of the inmates working at Gov. Ted Strickland's official residence was found to have a blood-alcohol level of 0.27 percent, three times the legal limit for driving, The Columbus Dispatch reported Tuesday.
Residence Manager Todd Rensi told investigators the residence kitchen has a refrigerator and a cabinet used to store alcohol, and that both are unlocked during the workday, the newspaper said.
The two inmates, Nicholas Hoaja and Dallas Feazell, have been disciplined with 15 days of segregation from the general prison population, Julie Walburn, a spokeswoman for the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, said.
The theft and use of alcohol are not felonies, and inmates in prison for felonies cannot be prosecuted for a misdemeanor, so no charges will be filed, an Ohio Highway Patrol report said.
