The Columbus Dispatch: Should Ohio automatically release inmates if prisons too crowded?
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For example, the committee recommended permitting the state to tack on up to half of the original sentence for inmates who break rules or don’t complete programming while incarcerated.
O’Brien and Pepple agreed with changes aimed at giving judges more sentencing options for treatment for drug possession and small traffickers instead of sending them to prison.
Ohio Senate President Larry Obhof, R-Medina, praised the committee. “How this group of experts from varying political viewpoints worked together over the last two years speaks volumes about their commitment to pursuing reforms within Ohio’s criminal-justice system.”
Holly Harris, executive director of the U.S. Justice Action Network, said that if the rewrite of criminal laws is adopted, “Ohio is ready to take another leap forward on reforming their justice system.”