Critics say DeWine needs broader expertise for youth prison panel
The prison guards' union leader criticized Gov. Mike DeWine's pick of experts to dig into problems in Ohio's youth prisons and detention centers.
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The prison guards' union leader criticized Gov. Mike DeWine's pick of experts to dig into problems in Ohio's youth prisons and detention centers.
The responsibility for running Ohio's youth prisons and local juvenile detention centers rests with the governor and juvenile court judges.
Detention and prison is a last chance to help Ohio kids turn their lives around. But our investigation found the system is plagued with problems.
Instead of rehabilitation and human dignity, offenders in Ohio Department of Youth Services facilities are often exposed to violence and neglect.