/tags/sentencing-reform sentencing reform en-US Copyright Thu, 22 Jun 2017 00:20:26 GMT /government-politics/2017-06-21/prosecutors-concerned-about-budget-provision-on-compensation-for-wrongful-imprisonment It would be easier for people who were wrongly convicted in Ohio to get compensation for the time they spent in prison, according to a provision in the… Thu, 22 Jun 2017 00:20:26 GMT /government-politics/2017-06-21/prosecutors-concerned-about-budget-provision-on-compensation-for-wrongful-imprisonment Karen Kasler /crime-law-enforcement/2017-06-19/supporters-critics-spar-over-proposal-in-budget-to-expand-low-level-prisoner-diversion-program There’s a controversial proposal in the state budget that will be voted on this week that its supporters say would cut down on prison overcrowding. But… Mon, 19 Jun 2017 21:51:36 GMT /crime-law-enforcement/2017-06-19/supporters-critics-spar-over-proposal-in-budget-to-expand-low-level-prisoner-diversion-program Karen Kasler /government-politics/2017-04-14/drc-director-pushes-prisoner-diversion-program-pushes-back-against-building-another-prison Five percent of the state budget is dedicated to maintaining the state’s 27 prisons, which have been overcrowded for decades. And the state’s prisons… Fri, 14 Apr 2017 19:03:09 GMT /government-politics/2017-04-14/drc-director-pushes-prisoner-diversion-program-pushes-back-against-building-another-prison Karen Kasler /crime-law-enforcement/2016-03-23/aclu-makes-its-pitch-for-criminal-justice-reform While the election may be driving a divide between and even inside political parties, there’s still one issue in Ohio that has conservatives and liberals… Wed, 23 Mar 2016 15:06:05 GMT /crime-law-enforcement/2016-03-23/aclu-makes-its-pitch-for-criminal-justice-reform Andy Chow