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This week on "The State of Ohio": State lawmakers consider what they can do in the wake of the horrible and yet miraculous escape story out of Cleveland involving three women held prisoner in a house for a decade. New data shows more than half of all violent crimes are committed by a very small numbers of offenders. Lawmakers are now working to target that tiny group. And more thoughts on legislation that would dramatically change rules on unions in Ohio.
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| Lawmakers hope to close a loophole that may be allowing sex offenders to live near schools. |
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By Bill Cohen - March 10, 2009 |
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Ohio legislators have begun the process of filling what they consider to be a loophole in a state law cracking on convicted sex offenders. The law makes it illegal for the ex-cons to live within a thousand feet of a school, but the Ohio Supreme Court has ruled it was written so vaguely, it does not apply to those were convicted before the law took effect. Now, state senators have okayed a rewrite. Sponsor Tim Schaffer tells statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen it's more clearly written.
Senator Tim Shaffer has won approval for his crackdown on sex offenders. The vote in the Ohio Senate this afternoon was unanimous. Next, the measure goes to the House of Representatives. |
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Sen. Tim Schaffer (R-Lancaster) with Bill Cohen (1:23) 
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