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Elements of justice: Judges face limitations, consider factors on sentences
By J Swygart - jswygart@limanews.com
Judges in Ohio are required by law to consider dozens of factors when crafting a sentence for felony offenders.
Judge Jeffrey Reed has presided over cases in Allen County Common Pleas Court for more than two decades.
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The legislature: Doing more harm than good?
An updated version of ACLU of Ohio’s Statehouse-to-Prison Pipeline report, issued in February, says 9.4% of all bills introduced by Ohio legislators during the 133rd General Assembly (2019-2020) created new crimes, enhanced existing sentences or expanded current criminal laws.