Ohio Senate creates escaped‑convict alert program modeled on Amber Alert
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.
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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.
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