reagan tokes act

Enacted in 2019, Reagan Tokes Law was designed to protect the public with a carrot-and-stick approach to incarceration. It gave prison administrators exclusive powers to add time for people who misbehave behind bars, or to recommend early release for those who follow the rules.

The Ohio Supreme Court has upheld the Reagan Tokes Law, which allows for offenders who break the law or other rules behind bars to receive up to the maximum prison sentence.

Reagan Tokes was a 21-year-old Ohio State University student who was kidnapped, raped and murdered by a recently released felon in 2017. While part of a…