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Sponsors outline "Andy's Law" to toughen penalties, tighten prison contraband controls after correction officer's death
Summary
Sponsors of House Bill 338, "Andy's Law," told the Senate Judiciary Committee the bill strengthens penalties for killings and assaults of correctional staff, tightens contraband detection and visitation screening, and removes some tablet‑based communication tools in high‑security prisons; sponsors framed the measure as a response to the Christmas 2024 death of correction officer Andrew Lansing.
Representatives Johnson and Plummer told the Senate Judiciary Committee that House Bill 338 — nicknamed "Andy's Law" — is a response to the December 2024 murder of correction officer Andrew Lansing and is designed to strengthen penalties and operational controls in Ohio prisons.
Representative Johnson said the bill would expand aggravated‑murder charges to include the killing of correction employees and other staff working in and around facilities, and would require life without parole in those cases. "The origin of this legislation traces back to Christmas morning of 2024 when correction officer Andrew Lansing was brutally murdered by an inmate," Johnson said, adding that Lansing "was beaten so bad and his face stomped into the concrete that his own wife and family couldn't recognize him."
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