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Ohio Senate creates escaped‑convict alert program modeled on Amber Alert
Ohio Senate · October 29, 2025
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Summary
The Senate passed House Bill 23 unanimously to establish an Escaped Convict Alert Program (ECAP) to provide timely, targeted notifications when people charged with or convicted of a felony escape custody. Sponsors said the system will aid rural counties and shared‑facility jails.
The Ohio Senate unanimously passed House Bill 23 to create an Escaped Convict Alert Program, a statewide system modeled on the Amber Alert framework to notify the public when a person charged with or convicted of a felony escapes custody.
Senator Johnson, speaking in support, said the program…
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