Ohio Code 2967.10 – Confinement during reprieve
When the governor directs in a warrant of reprieve that the prisoner be confined in a state correctional institution for the time of the reprieve or any part thereof, the sheriff or other officer having the prisoner in custody shall convey him to the state correctional institution in the manner provided for the conveyance of convicts, and the warden shall receive the prisoner and warrant and proceed as the warrant directs. At the expiration of the time specified in the warrant for the confinement of the prisoner in the state correctional institution, the warden shall deal with him according to the sentence as originally imposed, or as modified by executive clemency as shown by a new warrant of pardon, commutation, or reprieve executed by the governor.
Terms Used In Ohio Code 2967.10
- Pardon: means the remission of penalty by the governor in accordance with the power vested in the governor by the constitution. See Ohio Code 2967.01
- Prisoner: means a person who is in actual confinement in a state correctional institution. See Ohio Code 2967.01
- Reprieve: means the temporary suspension by the governor of the execution of a sentence or prison term. See Ohio Code 2967.01
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
- State correctional institution: includes any institution or facility that is operated by the department of rehabilitation and correction and that is used for the custody, care, or treatment of criminal, delinquent, or psychologically or psychiatrically disturbed offenders. See Ohio Code 2967.01