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The Sound of Ideas - The State of Ohio's Prisons
 
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How could a high-profile inmate like Chardon High School shooter T.J. Lane, a murderer, so easily escape from an Ohio prison? How did Ariel Castro manage to hang himself a month into his life sentence in an Ohio prison? We take a look at what's going on in Ohio prisons. Are these incidents anomalies or are corrections needed in Ohio's correctional facilities?

Guests:

Joanna Saul, Executive Director of the Correctional Institution Inspection Committee
Chris Mabe, Corrections Sergeant at the Lorain Correctional Institution and President of the Ohio Civil Service Employees Association
Marc Mauer, Executive Director of The Sentencing Project
Andrew Welsh-Huggins, Legal Affairs Reporter for the Associated Press
Rachel Dissell, Plain Dealer Reporter
September 15, 2014