S.B. No. 133 Summary

• Establishes an Offender Supervision Study Committee within the Ohio Criminal Sentencing Commission to study and review issues related to parole, probation, community control, and transitional control, with reports due by December 31st of each even-numbered year.

• Requires GPS monitoring contracts with third-party administrators to include crime scene correlation programs with 24/7 access for law enforcement without warrant or subpoena, and mandates information about GPS-monitored offenders be entered into LEADS within 12 months.

• Requires the Department of Rehabilitation and Correction to establish and implement a reentry program for "target offenders" who cannot be placed in licensed halfway houses, reentry centers, or community residential centers within 24 months of the bill's effective date.

• Requires the adult parole authority to establish supervision standards for parole and field officers within one year, specifying caseload and workload limits based on American probation and parole association standards, with full compliance required within two years.

• Requires preparation of written reentry plans for most inmates committed to state correctional institutions to guide rehabilitation and assess release needs, with exceptions for life-without-parole and death-sentenced inmates.