/news/tags/office-of-the-ohio-public-defender Office of the Ohio Public Defender en-US Copyright Thu, 22 Jul 2021 09:00:20 GMT /news/podcast/wksu-news-presents/2021-07-22/advocates-face-challenges-in-reforming-ohios-sentencing-laws Even with bipartisan support to reduce Ohio's prison population, state lawmakers are increasing the number of felonies and penalties defendants face. Thu, 22 Jul 2021 09:00:20 GMT /news/podcast/wksu-news-presents/2021-07-22/advocates-face-challenges-in-reforming-ohios-sentencing-laws Nahla Bendefaa /news/government-politics/2019-08-21/opponents-voice-concerns-over-bipartisan-domestic-violence-bill Former state lawmaker and Cuyahoga County judge Lance Mason is facing a life sentence next month after pleading guilty Tuesday to the fatal stabbing of… Wed, 21 Aug 2019 21:38:09 GMT /news/government-politics/2019-08-21/opponents-voice-concerns-over-bipartisan-domestic-violence-bill Karen Kasler /news/government-politics/2017-12-30/lawmakers-debate-expunging-criminal-records-for-victims-of-human-trafficking Lawmakers in the Statehouse are landing on different sides of a debate over the criminal records of human trafficking victims. The argument is over what… Sat, 30 Dec 2017 10:17:00 GMT /news/government-politics/2017-12-30/lawmakers-debate-expunging-criminal-records-for-victims-of-human-trafficking Andy Chow