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Sponsors urge recording option for parole hearings in first hearing on House Bill 31
Summary
Representatives Humphrey and Stewart presented House Bill 31 to require electronic recordings of parole board hearings upon request by entitled parties, arguing the change would improve transparency and provide victims, attorneys and the public a verifiable record while preserving confidentiality for institutional and revocation hearings.
Representatives Humphrey and Stewart urged the Senate Judiciary Committee to support House Bill 31 during its first hearing, saying the bill would create a request-based right to electronic recordings of parole board hearings.
"Parole hearings in Ohio are not automatically recorded nor is there any requirement that transcripts be produced," Representative Humphrey told the committee, arguing that reliance on brief digests leaves victims, families and attorneys without a clear and verifiable record.…
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