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Inmates challenge a law that could keep them locked up longer
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio prison officials shouldn’t be able to extend certain inmates’ time behind bars because the law that enabled that is unconstitutional, attorneys for two imprisoned men… Read More
Ohio House members picks Lawrence County Republican as the new speaker
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Ohio House lawmakers on Tuesday picked a Republican from rural southern Ohio as the GOP-led chamber’s next leader, after support shifted away from another representative who’d… Read More
Sweeping criminal justice law changes OK’d by Gov. DeWine
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Sweeping criminal justice legislation signed Tuesday by Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine will allow police to stop people solely for holding a cellphone while driving, with certain… Read More
Ohio lawmakers OK sweeping criminal justice law changes
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COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — A sweeping criminal justice bill passed early Thursday by the Ohio Legislature would let inmates earn more time off prison sentences, make it easier to keep… Read More