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This week on "The State of Ohio": State lawmakers consider what they can do in the wake of the horrible and yet miraculous escape story out of Cleveland involving three women held prisoner in a house for a decade. New data shows more than half of all violent crimes are committed by a very small numbers of offenders. Lawmakers are now working to target that tiny group. And more thoughts on legislation that would dramatically change rules on unions in Ohio.
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| Governor says a prison may close without sentencing reform, but he hasn't locked up support for it. |
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By Bill Cohen - February 12, 2009 |
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Ohio's prison population is close to an all-time high - nearly 51,000. In a few more years, it's projected to grow to 65,000. Gov. Ted Strickland is proposing ways to stem the rising tide, by diverting more non-violent convicts away from state prisons to community-based programs, and by letting some prison inmates out early if they improve themselves. But some of the governor's plan is meeting with mixed reactions. Statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen reports. |
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Bill Cohen reports (3:55) 
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