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Ohio Bill Could Force State to Shut Down Troubled Residential Treatment Facilities

The proposal comes just months after The Marshall Project - Cleveland exposed violence at a residential youth facility northeast of Columbus.

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Ohio officials would be required to take measures against youth treatment facilities with incidents of violence and other serious violations under a bill proposed in the state legislature — including shutting them down. The proposed Ohio House Bill 811 comes just months after a Marshall Project - Cleveland investigation exposed repeated violence at a treatment facility northeast of Columbus. The state is now trying to revoke that facility’s license.

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