Seattle PI
NEWARK, Ohio — A year after new Ohio prison reforms were set in place, officials say reductions in the state’s inmate population have not come as quickly as anticipated.
Legislation that kicked in Sept. 30, 2011, promised to reduce the state prison population by 3,500 and save taxpayers up to $46.2 million by fiscal year 2015. But Linda Janes, chief of staff with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, said prison officials are underwhelmed somewhat by reductions in population.
“We certainly have seen some impact thus far, but not quite what we anticipated,” Janes told The (Newark) Advocate for a story published Monday.
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