Publications & Information
2023
2022
- Volume 7, Issue 3, Nov. 28, 2022
- Volume 7, Issue 2, Part 1
- Volume 7, Issue 2, Part 2
- Volume 7, Issue 1 Jan. 21, 2022
2021
- Volume 6, Issue 4 Sept. 22, 2021
- Volume 6, Issue 3 Aug. 9, 2021
- Volume 6, Issue 2 July 1, 2021
- Volume 6, Issue 1 March 23, 2021
2020
- Volume 5, Issue 4 Dec. 30, 2020
- Volume 5, Issue 3 Oct. 21, 2020
- Volume 5, Issue 2 April 27, 2020
- Volume 5, Issue 1 March 11, 2020
2019
- Volume 4, Issue 9 Dec. 19, 2019
- Volume 4, Issue 8 Nov. 1, 2019
- Volume 4, Issue 7 Sept. 17, 2019
- Volume 4, Issue 6 July 23, 2019
- Volume 4, Issue 5 June 21, 2019
- Volume 4, Issue 4 May 16, 2019
- Volume 4, Issue 3 April 5, 2019
- Volume 4, Issue 2 March 1, 2019
- Volume 4, Issue 1 Jan. 10, 2019
2018
- Volume 3, Issue 5 Nov. 20, 2018
- Volume 3, Issue 4 July 17, 2018
- Volume 3, Issue 3 April 25, 2018
- Volume 3, Issue 2 March 8, 2018
- Volume 3, Issue 1 Feb. 9, 2018
2017
- Volume 2, Issue 10 Dec. 20, 2017
- Volume 2, Issue 9 Nov. 3, 2017
- Volume 2, Issue 8 Oct. 3, 2017
- Volume 2, Issue 7 Aug. 7, 2017
- Volume 2, Issue 6 July 5, 2017
- Volume 2, Issue 5 June 5, 2017
- Volume 2, Issue 4 May 9, 2017
- Volume 2, Issue 3 April 3, 2017
- Volume 2, Issue 2 March 2, 2017
- Volume 2, Issue 1 Jan. 3, 2017
2016
- Data Emphasis 2015-2020
- Examples of Statewide Criminal Justice Data Repositories
- Ohio Sentencing Data Platform Pilot Project Public Portal Focus Groups: Summary of Key Themes (January 2023)
- The Data Disconnect: Adult Criminal Justice Data in Ohio (January 2019)
- Uniform Sentencing Entry Ad Hoc Committee Report & Recommendations
- Uniform Sentencing Entry Ad Hoc Committee Report & Recommendations Appendices
- Felony Sentencing in Ohio: Then, Now, and Now What?
Sentencing Roundtable Workgroup DRAFT Report & Recommendations presented to the Ohio Criminal Sentencing Commission Dec. 15, 2022 - Criminal Justice Reform in Ohio (April 2019)
- Criminal Justice and Drug Sentencing Reform in Ohio after Issue 1 (February 2019)
- State Issue 1 - The Neighborhood Safety, Drug Treatment, and Rehabilitation Amendment (Sept. 27, 2018)
- Ohio Justice Reinvestment 2.0 Ad Hoc Committee
- Sara Andrews, Executive Director, Ohio Criminal Sentencing Commission. “Sentencing in the Heartland: A Perspective from Ohio.” Federal Sentencing Reporter 30(2): 94-102.
- Sex Offender Registration Ad Hoc Committee Report & Recommendations
- History of Marijuana Laws in Ohio and Supplemental Interesting Reports (Oct. 19, 2015)
- 50 State Low-Level Drug Possession Review (October 2018)
- 50 State Low-Level Felony Sentencing Summary (May 18, 2017)
- 50 State Sentencing Summary (Oct. 19, 2015)
- Thoughts on Applying S.B. 2 to "Old Law" Inmates
- 2023 Monitoring Sentencing Reform Report (2024)
- HB1 Impact Study Report (2023)
- HB1 Impact Study Report (2022)
Commission Recommendations on Sentencing
- Firearm Sentencing Penalties (April 2020)
- A Plan for Misdemeanor Sentencing Vol. I (general)
- A Plan for Misdemeanor Sentencing Vol. II (traffic)
- A Plan for Juvenile Sentencing (Fall 1999)
- A Plan for Ohio Criminal Asset Forfeiture Law (March 2003)
- Rape Penalties (Oct. 10, 2006)
- A Plan for Simplifying the Ohio Revised Code Felony Sentencing Statutes (May 2008)
- Prison Crowding: The Long View, With Suggestions (2011)
- Appellate Review - Grounds for Appeal of Criminal Sentence (April 2015)
- Felony Sentencing in Ohio After Foster (March 28, 2006)
- Judicial Decision Making After Blakley and Booker (Feb. 16, 2005)
Monitoring Reports
- Monitoring Sentencing Reform (January 2005)
- A Decade of Sentencing Reform (March 2007)
- Monitoring Sentencing Reform: Survey of Judges, Prosecutors, and Defense Attorneys and Code Simplification (January 2009)
- Criminal Statutes After the Colon, Horner, and Johnson Cases (January 2011)
- Crimes Reduced to Misdemeanors - a Look Back to 1990 (Oct. 19, 2015)
- Crime List by Felony Level (Oct. 19, 2015)
- 25 Year Review of Sentencing for Certain Felony Offenses (May 5, 2015)
- Impact of House Bill 86 & Sentencing-Related Legislation on the Incarcerated Population in Ohio
- Extradition for Interstate Compact Cases (June 2017)
- Parole and Probation Structures: Distinguishing Between Bifurcated and Non-Bifurcated (October 2015)
- Death Penalty and Life Without the Possibility of Parole (Oct. 21, 2015)
- Interstate Compact & Municipal Courts (June 2017)
- Training Manual for S.B. 179 (juvenile Sentencing reforms) (June 2001)
Legislation Summaries
- H.B. 86 Summary: 2011 Changes to Criminal & Juvenile Law (Sept. 26, 2011)
- Vehicular Homicides & Assaults after H.B. 461 (March 12, 2007)
- H.B. 241 (Forfeiture Reforms Recommended by Commission) (Jan. 5, 2007)
- H.B. 329 (Traffic Law Refinements) (Oct. 1, 2005)
- Traffic Law Primer (Under S.B. 123, H.B. 52, and H.B. 163) (Jan. 1, 2005)
- Misdemeanor Sentencing Primer (H.B. 490 and others) (July 26, 2004)
- H.B. 327 (Felony Sentencing Refinements) (April 8, 2002)
- H.B. 393 (Juvenile Sentencing Refinements) (March 7, 2002)
Criminal Sentencing Modification Proposal, by Chief Justice Maureen O'Connor, February 2019
- Proposal to Address Addiction in Ohio's Criminal Justice System
- Recommended Modifications: R.C. 2953.31 Sealing of Record of Conviction Definitions
- Recommended Modifications: R.C. 2951.041 Intervention in Lieu of Conviction
2016 Legislative Proposals
- Summary of Bindover Proposal (Oct. 5, 2016)
- Summary of Extended Sentence Review - Adult (March 18, 2016)
- Summary of Costs, Fees, and Restitution Proposal (March 18, 2016)
- Summary of Juvenile Life without Parole (JLWOP) Proposal (Nov. 23, 2015)
- Summary of Confinement Credit Proposal (Nov. 23, 2015)
- Juvenile Sentencing Quick Reference Guide (June 2001)
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