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'Andy's Law' sponsors seek tougher sentences, staffing and security changes after prison staff death
Summary
Sponsors of House Bill 338 told the Judiciary Committee the bill creates mandatory penalties and operational requirements to improve prison safety after the December 2024 death of Andrew Lansing, including life without parole for inmate murder of a correction employee and other sentencing enhancements.
Sponsors of House Bill 338, titled "Andy's Law," said the legislation is aimed at reducing violence inside Ohio prisons and protecting correctional staff following the December 2024 murder of Andrew Lansing.
Representatives Plummer and Mark Johnson outlined provisions that would impose mandatory sentences in certain cases: life without parole if an inmate murders a Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (DRC) or Department of Youth Services (DYS) employee; a mandatory consecutive…
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