Lightning struck at Grafton Correctional Institution, near Cleveland, authorities said. One incarcerated person had to be life-flighted to a hospital.

Ohio and other midwestern states have seen severe storms in recent days, which have damaged homes and have been linked to three fatalities.

The following day, officials shared that seven people remained hospitalized, with one in serious condition Desiree Anello is a Writer/Reporter at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2025. Her ...

Sixteen Ohio inmates were taken to the hospital after lightning struck the Grafton Correctional Institution in Lorain County on the evening of Aug. 11, the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and ...

16 inmates rushed to hospital after being hit by lighting in Ohio prison - Nine of the affected inmates have since returned to the facility ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Thunderstorms were still in the Lorain County forecast before lightning struck incarcerated men outside Grafton Correctional Institution on Aug. 11, even though no severe ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — No severe thunderstorm watch or warning covered Grafton Correctional Institution when lightning struck prisoners outside at 5:20 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 11. But thunderstorms remained in ...

After a lighting strike injured 19 people at the Grafton Correctional Institution Tuesday evening, two inmates remain hospitalized in stable condition, according to the Ohio Department of ...