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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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| Ohio's prison population soaring to near record highs; officials may ask for more money. |
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By Bill Cohen - December 28, 2006 |
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2006 is ending with Ohio's prison population continuing to rise. In fact, it's getting close to the all-time record high that was set eight years ago. The latest weekly count shows about 48,500 inmates in state-run lock-ups. That's a big increase over the number just a couple of years ago, according to state corrections director Terry Collins. He talked about the situation with statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen.
Collins hints he may ask for more money for halfway houses and other prison alternatives, when state legislators hammer out a new two-year state budget in the spring. Collins notes that state prisons now hold about 29% more inmates than they were designed to hold. |
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Terry Collins and Bill Cohen (2:35) 
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