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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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| Lawmaker and AG call for renewal of law allowing DNA tests at inmates' request. |
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By Bill Cohen - January 31, 2006 |
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An Ohio law that allowed some prison inmates to request DNA tests to try to prove their innocence expired last year, but now Ohio’s attorney general and a state senator are calling for it to be renewed permanently. Sen. David Goodman (R-Bexley) says the tests have worked well, confirming most inmates’ guilt, but occasionally proving they did not commit the crime. Goodman talks about the renewal bill with statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen.
More than 300 Ohio prisoners requested DNA tests the past three years. In two high-profile cases, the inmates were proven innocent. |
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Bill Cohen reports (1:50) 
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