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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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| Supreme Court's decision on death penalty for juveniles could affect Ohio. |
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By Karen Kasler - March 1, 2005 |
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The U.S. Supreme Court has outlawed the death penalty for criminals under 18. 72 juveniles will now be moved off death rows in 19 states. Though Ohio is not one of the states affected, Ohio State University law professor Joshua Dressler says it's significant, because it shows the court is narrowing the way the death penalty can be used. Three years ago, the Supreme Court banned executions of the mentally retarded, on similar grounds that a "national consensus" exists against putting those criminals to death. Only three states have executed juveniles in the last decade |
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Joshua Dressler (:21) 
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