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Thursday, February 24, 2011
UPDATED: Sen. Brown tied for most liberal in Senate - Rep. Jordan tied for “most conservative” in U.S. House; Speaker Boehner finishes 8th
U.S. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Urbana, is in a five-way tie for first place as the most conservative U.S. House member, according to the National Journal.
On Friday, the National Journal reported that Ohio U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, a Democrat, was in a nine-way tie for the Senate’s most liberal member.
House Speaker John Boehner, R-West Chester, was ranked eighth most conservative, while Rep. Jean Schmidt, R-Loveland, finished sixth. Rep. Bob Latta, R-Bowling Green, ranked ninth.
Jordan currently is chairman of the Republican Study Committee, a caucus of conservative House Republicans.
He has been mentioned as a possible U.S. Senate candidate for 2012 but appears to be leaning against a Senate challenge to Democratic incumbent Brown.
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TweetOhio prison recidivism rate hits 11-year low
When the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections releases an inmate, prison officials hope it’s “Goodbye” and not “See you later.”
Ohio DRC reported on Thursday that its offender recidivism rate hit an 11-year low with 34 percent of inmates returning within three years of their release. The previous rate was 36.44 percent and the national rate is about 50 percent, according to the federal Bureau of Justice Statistics.
Ohio DRC Director Gary Mohr credits rehabilitative programs, better staff training and partnerships with community corrections programs.
“However, we must continue to improve every aspect of our rehabilitative approach to further drive down recidivism, and ensure those who enter our system are given the opportunity to become productive members of society upon release,” Mohr said.
Of those inmates who return to prison, 7.3 percent came back on a technical violations or supervision sanction while nearly 26.7 percent committed new felonies, according to DRC.
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