Per the State of Ohio, Medina County Jail is making room for more nonviolent felony offenders. 

State officials have told county judges that across the state, nonviolent offenders need to stay in county jails. Medina County, through the help of a T-CAP (Targeting Community Alternatives to Prison) grant, is opening up a wing of the prison currently reserved on an "as-needed" basis. 

The state says most of the nonviolent felons are drug offenders and the state can't keep them. 

The grant money totals $592,166, and will cover the costs for 8 months. The state and county are likely, according to sources, to renew another 12 months at the end of that period.