Bipartisan bills seek to overhaul Ohio’s bail system
Updated May 18, 2021;
Posted May 18, 2021
Twin bills to overhaul Ohio s bail system are being introduced with significant bipartisan support. (File photo)
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COLUMBUS, Ohio A bipartisan group of Ohio lawmakers unveiled plans Tuesday to reform the state’s bail system, arguing the current system unfairly decides who remains behind bars based on the amount of money they have.
Under twin bills introduced in the Ohio House and Senate, judges would be granted leeway to determine for themselves, within 24 hours of a defendant’s arrest, whether he or she should be released following their arrest.
Ohio lawmakers pass legislation banning executions of the seriously mentally ill
Updated Dec 17, 2020;
Posted Dec 17, 2020
In this Nov. 2005 file photo, Larry Greene, public information director of the Southern Ohio Correctional Facility, demonstrates how a curtain is pulled between the death chamber and witness room at the prison in Lucasville, Ohio. The Ohio General Assembly has passed legislation banning executions of murderers with serious mental illnesses, such as schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. (AP Photo/Kiichiro Sato)AP
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COLUMBUS, Ohio The Ohio General Assembly has given final approval to legislation prohibiting executions of killers who have a “serious mental illness” such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder.