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Senate votes to abolish inmate work program at Governor’s residence
The Republican-controlled Senate on Wednesday, June 2, voted to abolish the inmate work program at the Governor’s residence.
The program was at the center of a controversy that resulted in the Senate refusing to confirm Cathy Collins-Taylor as director of the Ohio Department of Public Safety.
Senate Bill 260, sponsored by Sen. David Goodman, R-New Albany, now goes to the Democratic-controlled House where speedy action is considered unlikely.
After refusing to confirm Collins-Taylor last week, the Senate on Wednesday confirmed Tom Stickrath, Strickland’s new appointee at Public Safety.
Strickland already has suspended the inmate work program after learning last week of inmates consuming alcohol while in the program.
Goodman’s bill also is aimed at making sure “that the State Highway Patrol can conduct criminal investigations without needing clearance from the Director of the Ohio Department of Public Safety (ODPS), the Governor or their legal counsels,” a press release from his office said.
“This legislation started out with the simple goal of ensuring the safety of the residents of Bexley, the first family, residence employees, DRC employees and inmates,” Goodman said in the release. “However, as more information about the lack of oversight for the program became available and in light of the events of last week involving inmates consuming alcohol, I believe the most responsible step we can take is to end this program.”
The governor’s residence is located in suburban Bexley in Goodman’s Senate district.
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By bobby
June 3, 2010 10:43 AM | Link to this
Who is fiddling on this one??