Ohio Code § 2967.27
Ohio Code § 2967.27. Reproduced from the official Ohio Revised Code, with a citation summary, verification link, and related provisions.
§ 2967.27.
(A)(1) The department of rehabilitation and correction may grant escorted visits to prisoners
confined in any state correctional facility for the limited purpose of visiting a
relative in imminent danger of death or having a private viewing of the body of a
deceased relative. (2) Prior to granting any prisoner an escorted visit for the limited purpose of visiting
a relative in imminent danger of death or having a private viewing of the body of
a deceased relative under this section, the department shall notify its office of
victims' services so that the office may provide assistance to any victim or victims
of the offense committed by the prisoner and to members of the family of the victim. (B) The department of rehabilitation and correction shall adopt rules for the granting
of escorted visits under this section and for supervising prisoners on an escorted
visit. (C) No prisoner shall be granted an escorted visit under this section if the prisoner
is likely to pose a threat to the public safety or has a record of more than two felony
commitments (including the present charge), not more than one of which may be for
a crime of an assaultive nature. (D) The procedure for granting an escorted visit under this section is separate from,
and independent of, the transitional control program described in section 2967.26 of the Revised Code .
Source: official Ohio text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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- Citation: Ohio Revised Code § 2967.27
- Jurisdiction: Ohio
- Code: Ohio Revised Code
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