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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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| Inmate Injures 5 Prison Guards at Lebanon Correction Institution. |
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By Bill Cohen - July 12, 2002 |
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Ohio corrections officials are downplaying a disturbance at the Lebanon Correction Institution Thursday night that resulted in slight injuries to some prison guards. In an interview with statehouse correspondent Bill Cohen, Corrections Department spokeswoman Jo-Ellen Culp explains what happened: |
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Jo-Ellen Culp (0:43) 
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| During the past couple years, nearly 1900 jobs have been lost at Ohio prisons, many of them correctional officers. But corrections officials insist security is still tight. |
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