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Ohio's Juvenile Justice System

10am

Ohio spends $554 dollars each day on every incarcerated juvenile in the justice system--more than $200,000 per year. Here in Ohio, the Ohio Juvenile Justice Association released fact sheets that highlight the issues in the state system. This hour, we look at the successes and shortcomings in Ohio's juvenile justice system.

Guests

  • Alan Johnson, reporter, The Columbus Dispatch
  • Sarah Biehl, Policy Director, Children’s Defense Fund-Ohio
  • Greta Johnson, Democratic House Judiciary Committee member and former juvenile prosecutor
  • Jeff Rezabek, Republican House Judiciary Committee member and juvenile public defender