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Meet the Drone Pilot Who Flooded Ohio Prisons With Drugs
Now he has an insider’s view of the havoc drug smuggling is unleashing behind bars.
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Ohio Bills Would Reduce Barriers for People After Serving Criminal Sentences
“This is not a partisan issue. This is a humanitarian issue,” said State Sen. Michele Reynolds, R-Canal Winchester.
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How Ohio’s Mental Hospitals Are More Like Prisons
A steep rise in criminally charged people with severe mental illnesses has all but halted patients’ ability to get care in Ohio’s state psychiatric hospitals.
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Commission Prepares Consequential Recommendations for Ohio’s Public Defense Standards
The commission wil decide on potential changes for both juvenile and adult appointment rules in the coming months.
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Ohio Governor: Children Sentenced as Adults Are Too Risky for Youth Detention
“Individuals who are tried as adults are adjudicated so because they are a significant danger to society, according to the criminal justice system,” a DeWine spokesman said.
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All Stick, No Carrot: Ohio’s Reagan Tokes Law Acts as a ‘One-Way Ratchet’ for Prison Time
Intended to curb prison violence with promises of early release, the law is turning out as unbalanced as critics feared, with sentences extended at every turn.
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How Ohio’s Reagan Tokes Law Keeps People in Prison Longer
It came as a response by lawmakers to a horrific crime. Now, thousands of people imprisoned since 2019 risk more time behind bars for breaking rules.