Pr!son Trouble: Mackenzie Shirilla is facing serious trouble behind b@rs, and this time her parents may not be able to protect her
STRONGSVILLE, Ohio (WJW) — The FOX 8 I-Team has learned of trouble behind bars for Mackenzie Shirilla.
The local woman has made national headlines serving a life sentence for driving into a brick building killing two people in Strongsville.
So, we requested prison discipline records from the Ohio Department of Corrections.
Those records provide a snapshot of Shirilla’s life behind bars.
She has been written up more than two dozen times in two years.
Cuyahoga County Prosecutors convicted Shirilla for speeding into a brick building at up to 100 mph killing her boyfriend and another man. That led to a sentence of 15 years to life in prison.
Records show, in one case, Shirilla was punished for “inappropriate things” during a visit with someone over video. The records show she exposed herself, “shows her breast to the visitor.” And, the visitor, “shows her breast.”
That was not the only violation noted during video visitation.
And, another report shows Shirilla was in possession of stolen items in the prison.
She, also, had a “personal photo of herself containing drug use.” Officers wrote her up for “refusal to carry out a job assignment.”
And, we saw other reports for violating prison clothing regulations, as well as, being out of place, not being where she should have been in the prison.
The punishment? Generally, the prison took away privileges. For instance, outlining periods of time when Shirilla couldn’t go into certain areas, or she had to stay in her cell.
The case has come under a renewed spotlight recently after a documentary aired.
The I-Team has reported Judge Nancy Margaret Russo denied one appeal on the grounds it was filed one day past a deadline. And, a higher court upheld that.
Still, Shirilla is pushing for an appeal to the Ohio Supreme Court.
The Ohio Department of Corrections released 58 pages of records, and the I-Team expects to receive more records we requested in the days ahead.
