LORAIN COUNTY, Ohio (WOIO) - Local law enforcement officers say Ohio’s inmates have been dying for decades – and their lives have also been at risk – all because of a legal loophole.

The issue involves Ohio’s Administrative Code and body scanners used throughout the state’s jails and detention facilities.

Now one Lorain County deputy is doing something about it.

This past Cinco de Mayo is one day Lorain County corrections officers will never forget.

“This was a pretty severe overdose as far as overdoses are concerned,” said Lorain County Sheriff’s Office Inspector Ryan Kolegar .

Lorain County Jail surveillance cameras were rolling when two prisoners overdosed, both at the same time.

In the video, fellow inmates can be seen frantically trying to get an officer’s attention, as two

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