I heard that the State of Ohio is going to start releasing lots of inmates because of a budget crisis. Will the new bills that are being proposed in the Ohio legislature affect old law inmates?
So far the answer is no. The legislature is considering making sweeping changes to criminal sentencing. However, the discussion so far has centered only on inmates who will are convicted of drug, property or non-violent offenses. The state is weighing the use of community-based options (such as halfway houses and electronic monitoring) and other ways to reduce the costs of incarceration. However, to date, there is no legislation that would apply to old law inmates.
