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Committee re-hears bill to require free menstrual products for incarcerated women
Summary
Representative Humphrey and Representative Marilyn John presented sponsor testimony in a first hearing on House Bill 29, which would require correctional facilities in Ohio to provide feminine hygiene products at no cost to incarcerated women and to allow at least one shower per day.
Representative Humphrey and Representative Marilyn John presented sponsor testimony in a first hearing on House Bill 29, which would require correctional facilities in Ohio to provide feminine hygiene products at no cost to incarcerated women and to allow at least one shower per day.
Humphrey told the committee the bill had passed the Ohio House unanimously in the prior session—both as a standalone measure and later as part of another bill—but stalled before final enactment. She said the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) issued a variance in November 2022 that mirrors many of the…
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