Family of corrections officer killed in Christmas attack files lawsuit against Ohio

The family of Corrections Officer Andrew Lansing has filed a lawsuit against the , alleging systemic failures within the led ...

Family of Ohio prison guard killed on Christmas last year sues state

The family of Andrew Lansing filed a lawsuit alleging Ohio prisons failed to protect the officer killed in an inmate attack.
FOX8 Cleveland

‘Andy’s Law’ would increase penalties for inmates who kill prison employees in Ohio

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – An Ohio bill named after a corrections officer who was killed by an inmate on Christmas morning seeks to increase the penalties for incarcerated people who harm prison ...
Columbus Dispatch

Ohio moves to increase penalties for inmates who assault or kill prison workers

Almost a year after the brutal beating death of corrections officer Andrew Lansing, state lawmakers are taking action on a bill to increase penalties for inmates who assault or kill prison workers.
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Ohioans to receive alerts when inmates escape correctional facilities under new law

Ohio residents will soon receive mobile emergency alerts when felony offenders escape from correctional facilities. Gov. Mike ...
FOX8 Cleveland

New Ohio law would eliminate some prison education programs to protect corrections officers

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) — On Christmas Day last year, Andrew Lansing, an officer at Chillicothe’s Ross Correctional Institution, was assaulted and killed by inmate Rashawn Cannon. Now, Andy’s Law, a ...
The Cincinnati Enquirer

Inmate wins $404,000 award in civil rights case against Ohio prison officers

A jury in a federal civil rights case awarded $404,000 to Tommy Meadows after state prison staff took him to the floor, pepper sprayed him while handcuffed in a strip cell and put him in solitary ...