Ohio Sentencing Laws

Children bound over to adult court are a third more likely to re-offend than children who commit similar offenses but are kept in juvenile court. Ohio is among the majority of states where the law requires mandatory bindover for certain crimes. Today we talk about the law, a proposal to change it, and why that matters.

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