Ohio § 5145.24 Administrative release for certain escapees

Ohio Statutes

§ 5145.24 — Administrative release for certain escapees

Ohio § 5145.24

Title 51Public Welfare

Ch. 5145Penitentiary

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Ohio Rev. Code Ann. § 5145.24 (2026).

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(A)The director of rehabilitation and correction may grant an administrative release, as defined in section2967.01of the Revised Code, to a prisoner who escaped from a state correctional institution and whose whereabouts are unknown when both of the following apply:

(1)The ninetieth anniversary of the prisoner's birth has passed;

(2)A period of at least twenty years has passed since the date of the prisoner's escape.

(B)The director shall adopt rules pursuant to section111.15of the Revised Code for the granting of an administrative release under this section.

(C)An administrative release granted under this section does not operate to restore the rights and privileges forfeited by conviction as provided in section2961.01of the Revised Code.

(D)The authority to grant an administra

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(A) The director of rehabilitation and correction may grant an administrative release, as defined in section2967.01of the Revised Code, to a prisoner who escaped from a state correctional institution and whose whereabouts are unknown when both of the following apply:

(1) The ninetieth anniversary of the prisoner's birth has passed;

(2) A period of at least twenty years has passed since the date of the prisoner's escape.

(B) The director shall adopt rules pursuant to section111.15of the Revised Code for the granting of an administrative release under this section.

(C) An administrative release granted under this section does not operate to restore the rights and privileges forfeited by conviction as provided in section2961.01of the Revised Code.

(D) The authority to grant an administrative release that is contained in this section is independent of the administrative release provisions contained in section2967.17of the Revised Code.