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Ohio lawmakers pass one criminal justice measure, but a second, broader bill appears to be dead


Ohio lawmakers pass one criminal justice measure, but a second, broader bill appears to be dead
Updated Dec 17, 2020;
Posted Dec 17, 2020
House Bill 1 and Senate Bill 3 came after 2018’s failed measure to amend the Ohio Constitution to reduce drug crime sentences, reclassify drug felonies, and release inmates convicted of low-level drug crimes, among other changes.
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COLUMBUS, Ohio – The Ohio Senate passed a bill Thursday evening that urges more drug treatment and makes it easier for people to have their criminal records sealed.
But a broader criminal justice reform measure that reclassifies many smaller-level drug possession felonies to misdemeanors and requires addicts get treatment looks like it will die in these final days of the 133rd Ohio General Assembly. ....

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Sentencing Law and Policy: Bipartisan drug sentencing reform in Ohio thwarted by opposition from prosecutors (and former prosecutors)


Bipartisan drug sentencing reform in Ohio thwarted by opposition from prosecutors (and former prosecutors)
As well reported in this local article, headlined Ohio lawmakers pass one criminal justice measure, but a second, broader bill appears to be dead, a long-running effort to reform drug sentencing in Ohio failed to get completely to the finish line in the state General Assembly.  Here are the details:
The Ohio Senate passed a bill Thursday evening that urges more drug treatment and makes it easier for people to have their criminal records sealed.
But a broader criminal justice reform measure that reclassifies many smaller-level drug possession felonies to misdemeanors and requires addicts get treatment looks like it will die in these final days of the 133rd Ohio General Assembly.. ....

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