REYNOLDS v. STATE

No. 83-1955.

14 Ohio St. 3d 68 (1984)

REYNOLDS ET AL., APPELLANTS, v. THE STATE OF OHIO, DIVISION OF PAROLE AND COMMUNITY SERVICES, APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided December 12, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mr. John E. Rockel, for appellants.

Mr. Anthony J. Celebrezze, Jr., attorney general, and Mr. Mark T. D'Alessandro, for appellee.


CLIFFORD F. BROWN, J.

The reasons for incarcerating a convicted felon are multiple, such as rehabilitation and punishment. It is unquestioned that one of the reasons felons are incarcerated is for the protection of society. R.C. 2967.26 is a statute designed to give greater flexibility to Ohio's prison system in the attempt to help rehabilitate prisoners. The statute does not, however, ignore the other reasons prisoners are set apart from society. This is self-evident...

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