The union representing prison guards wants the governor to suspend top leaders while a guard's death is investigated.

Deaths in county jails should be investigated by independent agencies, Mike DeWine and Dave Yost say. But neither will call ...

More calls are coming for Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine to veto part of a bill passed in the closing hours of the legislative session ...

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The Ohio General Assembly runs on two-year terms, so when lawmakers adjourned around 2 a.m. on Dec. 19, any bill not on its ...

The Ohio legislature passed some 30 bills in its final lame duck session, but even a December flurry of legislation wasn't enough to cover all of the state's priorities. As lawmakers of the 136th ...

Lansing was described as “a longtime, well-respected employee” at the prison who “was loved by his colleagues.” ...

The Ohio Poverty Law Center is praising a bill passed in the lame-duck session of the Ohio General Assembly that is intended ...

A Christmas Day attack claimed the life of corrections officer Andrew Lansing at the Ross County Correctional Institution in ...

The Ross Correctional Institute is now operated under restricted movement and the Ohio State Highway Patrol is investigating the incident, according to the statement.

An investigation is underway into the death of an Ohio corrections officer. Officials say Officer Andrew Lansing was attacked ...

He said his heart goes out to Lansing’s family. Mabe’s association sent a letter with demands to Governor Mike DeWine.