Marlean Ames

Marlean has over 35 years of experience in both the adult and juvenile criminal justice system. She is currently the Juvenile Community Correctional Facility (CCF) PREA Administrator for the state of Ohio Depatment of Youth Services. She was previously the agency PREA administrator for the Ohio Department of Youth Services (ODYS) for over 5 years. Until February 2024 she was working back in a ODYS Juvenile facility as the facility investigator/grievance coordinator. Previous to ODYS, she served as bailiff and court administrator for Medina County Court of Common Pleas, was an adult probation officer and victim advocate. Marlean has facilitated PREA trainings across the State of Ohio since 2009 within the juvenile justice system educating staff on vulnerabilities of confined youth. She has also conducted PREA audits for DHS since 2020.