Ohio sentencing stories at the heart of it all

For two decades, the Ohio Division of Travel and Tourism has used the slogan, “Ohio, The Heart of It All” to promote the state.  Two articles today on Buckeye state sentencing developments shows how true this slogan is:

• This article from the Cleveland Plain Dealer provides an effective overview of the recent chaotic rulings in the lawsuit challenging Ohio’s lethal-injection protocol.

• This article from the Columbus Dispatch provides an effective overview of recently passed legislation through which the “Ohio legislature dropped the hammer on sex offenders.”

Lethal injection litigation and new “get-tougher” sex legislation essentially defines the major sentencing developments of 2006.  At least in the arena of sentencing, Ohio truly is at the heart of it all.