/tags/annette-chambers-smith Annette Chambers-Smith en-US Copyright Wed, 21 Jul 2021 18:11:48 GMT /government-politics/2021-07-21/changes-in-ohio-prison-system-after-death-of-inmate-in-february Ten prisons workers are named in an investigation into the beating and subsequent death of an inmate at the Correctional Reception Center in Pickaway… Wed, 21 Jul 2021 18:11:48 GMT /government-politics/2021-07-21/changes-in-ohio-prison-system-after-death-of-inmate-in-february Karen Kasler /government-politics/2020-12-11/prisons-head-staff-and-inmates-should-be-in-next-round-of-vaccines When Ohio gets its first shipments of the COVID-19 vaccine, medical professionals, residents and staff at long-term care facilities and EMS workers will… Fri, 11 Dec 2020 17:25:12 GMT /government-politics/2020-12-11/prisons-head-staff-and-inmates-should-be-in-next-round-of-vaccines Karen Kasler /government-politics/2020-07-28/ohio-prisons-director-tests-positive-for-covid A member of Gov. Mike DeWine’s cabinet has tested positive for COVID-19. And she heads an agency that’s been ravaged by the coronavirus.DeWine said the… Tue, 28 Jul 2020 18:33:11 GMT /government-politics/2020-07-28/ohio-prisons-director-tests-positive-for-covid Karen Kasler /government-politics/2020-04-19/ohios-covid-19-cases-top-11-000-fueled-by-mass-testing-at-prisons There were 11,292 cases of COVID-19 cases as of Sunday – and nearly a quarter of those are either inmates or staff at Ohio prisons. 2,400 inmates and 244… Sun, 19 Apr 2020 20:20:40 GMT /government-politics/2020-04-19/ohios-covid-19-cases-top-11-000-fueled-by-mass-testing-at-prisons Karen Kasler /government-politics/2020-03-09/group-suggests-reducing-parole-officers-caseloads-longer-monitoring-for-high-risk-former-inmates A review of how former inmates are monitored after being released from Ohio’s prisons has resulted in 11 recommendations on better policies for… Mon, 09 Mar 2020 18:42:34 GMT /government-politics/2020-03-09/group-suggests-reducing-parole-officers-caseloads-longer-monitoring-for-high-risk-former-inmates Karen Kasler /government-politics/2019-10-29/dewine-orders-review-of-ohios-parole-supervision-system Gov. Mike DeWine has signed an executive order to create a panel that will review Ohio’s parole system and how those who leave prison are supervised. The… Tue, 29 Oct 2019 17:34:23 GMT /government-politics/2019-10-29/dewine-orders-review-of-ohios-parole-supervision-system Karen Kasler /government-politics/2019-06-06/drc-head-says-execution-protocol-wont-be-rushed Gov. Mike DeWine has put off all upcoming executions till a new lethal injection method is developed, which he has said will happen in the coming weeks.… Thu, 06 Jun 2019 20:38:08 GMT /government-politics/2019-06-06/drc-head-says-execution-protocol-wont-be-rushed Karen Kasler