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| Community idea proposed to lower population |
| By The Plain Dealer |
| Published: 02/03/2009 |
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OHIO - Faced with a growing prison overcrowding problem, the Ohio corrections system wants to lock in new measures that would keep some criminals out of prison or release them early. Under a $20 million community corrections plan revealed Monday in Gov. Ted Strickland's state budget proposal, judges could be given more discretion to sentence nonviolent offenders to halfway houses or probation instead of prison. A felony conviction for theft - which carries a mandatory prison sentence - would require the stolen merchandise to be valued at $750 rather than the current level of $500. State prisoners also could trim a week from their sentences for every month they complete in a rehabilitation or education program. Since Ohio refuses to significantly open up more prison space for its more than 50,000 inmates, Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction Director Terry Collins said he has to get creative. "The basic bottom line becomes if we put everyone in prison, it costs dollars. To save dollars, I have to reduce staff," said Collins, who added the state can't afford either of those options. Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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