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In the last fiscal year, Ohio had 175 teens bound over to adult court, 111 of which were required under current law. Give juvenile court judges discretion over how much time teens should serve for ...
Ohio's youth prisons shouldn't be a place for kids under 14 and judges need more discretion about sentencing teens, a report to the governor says.
Ohio's felony murder rule constitutes when someone commits a first- or second-degree violent felony, besides voluntary or involuntary manslaughter, in the course of or causing another person's death. [2] A sentence of 15 years to life in prison, with parole eligibility after serving the minimum 15 years. [3] [4] [5]
30–60 years (sentence can exceed 60 years if there are aggravating circumstances; only an option if defendant was a juvenile) or life without parole Murder of a law enforcement officer Life without parole (if the defendant was a juvenile, a judge sets a term of 60 years)
Stripping juvenile judges of their discretion has failed to prevent teen crimes and ignored the challenges many kids face. Getting tough on teen crime can produce more adult crime. Ohio needs a ...
Scioto Juvenile Correctional Facility (Delaware County) - Formerly served as a male reception center and houses all girls who are in the custody of the DYS - It is located on the Scioto River. [12] The facility, which housed the William K. Willis High School, had 247 employees and 38 inmates, with 18 females and 20 males as of 2013.
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Roper v. Simmons, 543 U.S. 551 (2005), is a landmark decision by the Supreme Court of the United States in which the Court held that it is unconstitutional to impose capital punishment for crimes committed while under the age of 18. [1]