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Even if an inmate's sentence is not oppressively long, their treatment while incarcerated can still constitute subhuman treatment. Prisons are not medical facilities, but they regularly are forced to deal with mental health problems and care for elderly and terminally ill inmates. Food, if it's even edible, usually lacks enough nutrition for inmates' health to not deteriorate. Plus, with a lack of opportunities to see family, read, or gain skill sets, inmates are placed in buildings which lack any resemblance of the civilized world.

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Need To Make A Phone Call From Jail? It'll Cost More In Rural Ohio

“But in jail, the cost of a phone call is set by the county sheriff. Nationwide, the cost of a 15-minute in-state phone call from jail varies widely. In some places, it can cost more than $1 per minute.“

WOSU Public Media

March 27, 2019

Access to Outside WorldPhillip ReevesMarch 27, 2019WOSU Public Media, OhioComment

Cleveland judge: 'I will not send people to jail' after sixth inmate dies in four months

“He said he will set personal bonds, meaning people who walk into his courtroom will be allowed to leave without posting bonds. He said he's going to reach out to the court's administrative judge, Michelle Earley, and try and set up a meeting with jail officials to figure out why so many inmates are dying.“

Cleveland Plain Dealer

October 3, 2018

Death in PrisonPhillip ReevesOctober 3, 2018Cleveland Plain Dealer, Ohio, ClevelandComment

Kasich spares record number of death row inmates

"Ohio Gov. John Kasich has finished dealing with executions for the remainder of his time in office following a modern-era record of death penalty commutations."

Cincinnati Enquirer

July 30, 2018

Death RowAnthony BradleyJuly 31, 2018Cincinnati Enquirer, Ohio, John Kasich, Cincinnati

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