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| Prison reductions slow, steady |
| By bucyrustelegraphforum.com - Jessie Balmert |
| Published: 11/27/2012 |
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NEWARK , OHIO— A year after legislation took effect to curb the growing prison population, the sweeping sentencing reform was neither the boon its proponents anticipated nor the bust some judges and jail administrators feared. House Bill 86, which took effect on Sept. 30, 2011, promised to reduce the prison population by 3,500 and save taxpayers up to $46.2 million by fiscal year 2015. More than a year into its reforms, prison officials are underwhelmed somewhat by reductions in population, said Linda Janes, chief of staff with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction. “We certainly have seen some impact thus far, but not quite what we anticipated,” Janes said. The legislation had a number of cost-cutting provisions, including raising dollar-amount thresholds for theft offenses; encouraging probation or local incarceration for first-time offenders and those who don’t pay child support; and capping some third-degree felonies at three years instead of five. It costs about $68.14 to house an inmate in prison for a day, Janes said. Read More. |
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