(The Center Square) – A state-government-appointed working group aimed at overhauling Ohio’s juvenile justice system wants to keep youngsters out of the state system longer and give judges more sentencing discretion.

The recommendations come in the form of new bipartisan legislation more than a year after the group developed its proposals. The group first started meeting in November 2023.

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