Ohio Criminal Sentencing Commission Publications & Information
COVID-19 and the Courts 2020: A Survey of Ohio Judges, Court Administrators, and Attorneys
COVID-19 and the Courts 2020: Follow-Up Interviews Addendum to the Full Report
Uniform Sentencing Entry Ad Hoc Committee Report & Recommendations
Uniform Sentencing Entry Ad Hoc Committee Report & Recommendations Appendices
The Data Disconnect: Adult Criminal Justice Data in Ohio (January 2019)
2020 Summer Sentencing Workshops
Co-hosted by the Drug Enforcement and Policy Center (DEPC) in collaboration with the National Association of Sentencing Commissions (NASC) and the Ohio Criminal Sentencing Commission (OCSC)
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)
Pretrial Data Quality Assessment Tool (December 2019)
Survey of Ohio Pretrial Practices
Pretrial Assessment Tool Compendium
Addendum to Ad Hoc Committee on Bail and Pretrial Services Final Report & Recommendations
Ad Hoc Committee on Bail and Pretrial Services Final Report & Recommendations
Rights Restoration & Record Sealing (April 2020)
Adult Rights Restoration (Updated February 2019)
Rights Restoration and Record Sealing Ad Hoc Committee Report & Recommendations
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)
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)