Ohio bill that would require free feminine hygiene products in prisons moves forward

COLUMBUS, Ohio (WCMH) – A bill that would require Ohio prisons to offer incarcerated women free feminine hygiene products has taken a step toward becoming law. 

The Ohio House unanimously passed House Bill 29 on Wednesday, which would require all jails and prisons in the state that house women to provide an “adequate supply” of free pads and tampons in a “variety of sizes.”

The bipartisan legislation, sponsored by Reps. Latyna Humphrey (D-Columbus) and Marilyn John (R-Richland County)...