Hope: A Memoir of Survival in Cleveland (41 page)

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The elected commissioners of Pickaway County, where the prison is located, complained that local taxpayers should not have to pay for Castro’s autopsy. Gary Mohr, state prison director, noted that Ohio law calls for the cost of an autopsy to be paid by the county where the death occurred. But because of the notoriety of Castro’s case, Mohr made an exception and reimbursed Pickaway County the $1,100 cost of the procedure.

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Prison officials placed guards Caleb Ackley, Ryan Murphy, and Matthew Gleason on probation. Murphy and Ackley were cited for failing to conduct all the required checks on Castro’s cell on the day he died, and Gleason was cited for falsifying the log to make it appear as though they had looked in on him every thirty minutes. Prison officials concluded that their actions did not contribute to Castro’s death.