Amid mounting accusations of civil rights violations and unsafe conditions at a Cleveland jail where several inmates have died, Gov. Mike DeWine of Ohio announced plans this week to increase state oversight of local jails.

In recent months, the problems at the jail, Cuyahoga County Corrections Center, have coalesced into a crisis that has prompted civil lawsuits, an F.B.I. investigation and criminal charges against multiple corrections officers.

According to the announcement, the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction will begin sharing inspection reports more widely with local prosecutors and administrative judges. Mr. DeWine said he also planned to add to the staff of the department’s Bureau of Adult Detention.

“We have increased the number of people who work in our inspection department,” the governor said in an interview on Saturday, referring to the detention bureau. “That section just did not have enough people in it when I took office,” added Mr. DeWine, a Republican who took office in January. “That is a bigger issue than just Cuyahoga jail.”