Three former Ohio State football players and one Cleveland Browns player are among those imploring the Ohio Senate to embrace a plan that will keep low-level offenders out of prison. Former Buckeyes Malcolm Jenkins, Raekwon McMillan and Chris “Beanie” Wells have signed a letter to Ohio senators in support of the Targeted Community Alternatives to Prison plan. So, too, has Ibraheim Campbell, a defensive back at Northwestern University who was drafted by the Cleveland Browns in the fourth round of the 2015 NFL draft. “As NFL players who have personal connections to our broken justice system and have seen its impact on our own neighborhoods, we support justice reforms that strengthen families and restore communities,” begins the letter. The TCAP reforms, which are included in Gov. John Kasich’s budget proposal, include eliminating mandatory prison sentences for minor parole violations and transferring low-level, non-violent to local jails or to drug treatment…
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