Ohio
Proposed bill would require Ohio prisons to provide feminine hygiene products
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio legislation doesn’t explicitly state that female hygiene merchandise must be given to these incarcerated who want them, however a brand new invoice would change that.
After getting charged with a drug offense, Melissa Corridor was sentenced to 2 years in a regional jail in West Virginia. After spending time with Ohio nonprofit Alternatives Peoples Justice Leaders, she mentioned the buckeye state is identical.
“I’ve seen females strolling round within the day room, you recognize, with blood of their pants and requests again and again,” Melissa Corridor mentioned. “We actually would sit there for days and be ignored.”
Talking with previously incarcerated folks throughout the state, state Rep. Latyna Humphrey (D-Columbus) says she was disturbed that individuals in prisons and jails didn’t have ample entry to the requirements they deserve.
“People who’re incarcerated, girls who’re incarcerated, are people, too,” Humphrey mentioned. “If I am being sincere, that is one thing that ought to have been applied a very long time in the past.”
The lawmaker launched Home Invoice 743, a invoice that will require correctional amenities to supply inmates with an ample provide of female hygiene merchandise. It could additionally make certain the establishments have sufficient product.
Though simply launched, it has already obtained bipartisan help.
“It is a human proper, a human rights challenge,” the Democrat mentioned.
Humphrey is aware of the invoice has a slim likelihood of getting by way of with solely 6 weeks left to go, however she does not have an opponent for the election, so she is aware of she goes to reintroduce it subsequent yr. She mentioned that is her manner of placing the concept into folks’s minds.
Because the Ohio legislation is imprecise about hygiene merchandise for inmates, Information 5 known as and emailed the Ohio Division of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) to get readability. Listed below are the questions that have been requested:
- Do you’ve a press release on the invoice?
- What’s your coverage on menstrual merchandise?
- Are they free?
- May inmates purchase them?
- What number of merchandise do inmates obtain in the event that they want them?
- Is there a restrict?
- Do you consider the division at present has ample funding from the state for these merchandise?
- Has the nationwide tampon scarcity impacted the division?
The division solely answered two out of eight questions.
“Female hygiene merchandise can be found to the feminine inhabitants without charge,” the ODRC spokesperson mentioned. “Provides can be found in a discrete space the place they are often obtained at any time. These things are additionally obtainable for buy within the commissary.”
Together with offering merchandise, the invoice would additionally require the amenities to have a spread of sizes, a written protocol in place and a sanitary process for disposing of merchandise. Additionally, they cannot deny female hygiene merchandise or the usage of showering or bathing amenities whereas experiencing menstruation, no matter whether or not the inmates are separated from the final inhabitants for diploma of cost or disciplinary causes.
“I believe that it is fantastic that that some consideration is definitely going for that as a result of it is vitally, very wanted,” Corridor mentioned.
Corridor, who’s now three years sober, mentioned these merchandise may have made her time far more productive, and it will have made her re-entry simpler.
Comply with WEWS statehouse reporter Morgan Trau on Twitter and Fb.
Sales for license plates featuring Dolly Parton’s face began Monday for $25. All proceeds will go to fund her Imagination Library
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Fans of country music legend Dolly Parton can show off their pride for the singer with a new Ohio license plate.
Ohio drivers can now purchase license plates featuring Parton for $25. The money from each plate will go to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library of Ohio, a charity that gives children ages 5 and younger a free book each month. The state began selling the plates Monday.
Specifically, the funds will go to the purchaser’s local county program of the library, which it says will pay for mailing a child 12 books, enough for an entire year. Ohio is the second state to offer a license plate supporting the library after Parton’s home state of Tennessee.
First lady Fran DeWine has focused on expanding the Imagination Library in Ohio since her husband Gov. Mike DeWine took office in 2019. She was inspired when she saw her grandchildren receive books through the program and by 2020, it had expanded to all of Ohio’s 88 counties.
“I’m excited to see Ohio as the second state to offer a specialty Dolly Parton license plate to support her program, Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library, in Ohio,” Fran DeWine said in a press release. “With each purchase, $25 will go back to supporting the local program, helping to ensure the program remains available to all families in Ohio.”
The plates are available to purchase online at OPlates.com or in-person at a local deputy registrar license agency.
Gov. DeWine signed House Bill 315 which included the Parton Plates on Jan. 2. The original bill, sponsored by Senate Minority Leader Nickie Antonio, D-Lakewood, received unanimous yes votes in both chambers before the license plate language was put into the larger HB 315.
Donovan Hunt is a fellow in the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism’s Statehouse News Bureau.
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Jeremiah Smith has taken his first season at Ohio State by storm, putting the star freshman on pace to be one of the Buckeyes’ top wide receivers of all time — and potentially the No. 1 overall pick of the NFL draft by the time he is done in Columbus.
In order to ensure that, Smith’s family has taken out permanent total disability insurance (PTD) ahead of the College Football Playoff, according to a report from CBS Sports’ Dennis Dodd.
Smith is not eligible to declare for the draft until after his junior year at Ohio State, which would make the 2027 NFL draft the earliest he could leave. His insurance lasts until Aug. 1, 2027 or when he signs an NFL contract — whichever comes first — per Dodd.
Per Dodd, Smith’s insurance policy protects him from a career-ending injury both on and off the field, and is with Leverage Disability and Life Insurance, a Southern California-based athlete insurance firm. He does not have loss of draft value (LOV) coverage as part of his policy, per Dodd.
“If this kid steps off the curb and gets hit by a car, he’s covered,” Greenspoon Marder law firm’s head of insurance recovery Richard Giller told CBS Sports.
Dodd, citing sources, reported it is rare for freshmen to receive permanent total disability insurance. In addition, Dodd reported Smith’s premiums cost is $7,500-$8,000 per million of coverage, citing additional sources.
A player receiving insurance has become more common for players over the years, especially in bowl games. A most recent example is Colorado taking out full insurance for its players, including Travis Hunter and Shedeur Sanders in the Alamo Bowl on Dec. 28.
Outside of a quiet CFP Cotton Bowl semifinal against Texas, against whom he finished with just one catch for 3 yards on three targets, Smith has impressed during the Buckeyes’ CFP championship run.
In the Buckeyes’ first two CFP games against Tennessee and Oregon, Smith combined for 290 receiving yards and four touchdowns on 13 catches. Smith enters Monday’s CFP championship vs. No. 7 Notre Dame with 1,227 receiving yards and 14 receiving touchdowns on 71 catches on the season.
Shortly after Ohio State’s win over Oregon, ESPN football analyst Dan Orlovsky said if Smith were eligible for April’s NFL draft, he would be the No. 1 pick and “it wouldn’t even be close.”
“He would easily be the No. 1 pick in this year’s draft,” Orlovsky said on Jan. 2. “You will have teams in two years, for that ’27 draft, tanking for him.”
No. 8 Ohio State will play No. 7 Notre Dame in the CFP championship on Jan. 20. The Buckeyes opened up as a -9.5 point early favorite on BetMGM.
The Big Ten Conference grind is never easy, as the Wisconsin women are finding out right now.
Coming off a tough loss to Maryland, the Badgers (10-7, 1-5) return to the court Thursday night vs. Ohio State. Tip is set for 8 p.m. Central time with the game streaming live on Peacock.
This makes the second straight league opponent that Wisconsin has hosted, as they played even with the Terps over the weekend for 30 minutes. A difficult fourth by the Badgers allowed Maryland to secure the win.
Serah Williams continued her strong season, scoring 24 points to lead the way. She averages 18.5 points and 11 rebounds per game.
Ohio State (16-0, 5-0) is coming off a nine-point win over Oregon and also holds league victories over Illinois and Michigan. They are paced by Cotie McMahon, who is one of five players averaging double figures.
The ESPN BPI gives Ohio State a 96 percent chance to win the game.
Here are details on how to watch Wisconsin vs. Ohio State on Thursday, Jan. 16:
Who: Wisconsin vs. Ohio State in Big Ten Conference women’s basketball action
When: 8 p.m CT | Thursday, January 16
Where: Kohl Center | Madison, Wisconsin
Live Stream: Stream Wisconsin vs. Ohio State live on fuboTV (Start your free trial)
TV Channel: Peacock
Our Prediction: Ohio State 88, Wisconsin 65
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