The Ohio House of Representatives has approved House Bill 338 — known as Andy’s Law — a sweeping criminal-justice reform package inspired by the death of Ross County Correctional Institution (RCI) Officer Andrew Lansing. Lansing, a respected member of the RCI Special Response Team, was brutally killed by an inmate on Christmas Day last year.

The legislation, sponsored by State Reps. Mark Johnson (R-Chillicothe) and Phil Plummer (R-Dayton), aims to better protect correctional employees while cracking down on violent assaults and drug trafficking within Ohio’s prison system.

“This is a great first step to restoring respect to our officers and to reward good behavior within the inmate population,” Johnson said. “We have placed a large focus on getting drugs out of our prisons. It’s hard t

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