COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – An Ohio bill named after a corrections officer who was killed by an inmate on Christmas morning seeks to increase the penalties for incarcerated people who harm prison employees.

House Bill 338, sponsored by Reps. Mark Johnson (R-Chillicothe) and Phil Plummer (R-Dayton), would “reform Ohio’s prisons” and make them safer places to work, according to the lawmakers.

The legislation was named Andy’s Law in honor of Andrew Lansing, a 62-year-old corrections officer at the Ross County Correctional Institution who died after being assaulted by an inmate in 2024. Authorities identified the inmate as Rashawn Cannon, 28, who pleaded not guilty to aggravated murder in connection with the killing and awaits trial.

The measure would create a mandatory sentence of life in pris

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