Study says prisons need medical help

COLUMBUS - Ohio's prisons should hire more doctors and nurses, and expand some medical facilities to raise standards of care for inmates, a state report says.

The report released Tuesday confirmed numerous shortcomings of the health care treatment of Ohio's 44,537 prisoners. It made 140 recommendations to reform care.

Prisons director Reggie Wilkinson said putting the recommendations in place would cost millions of dollars and that the staff is working with state budget officials to figure out how to pay for them.

Auditor to continue U of L investigation

FRANKFORT - When Crit Luallen takes over as state auditor Monday, she plans to continue a probe into the spending of former University of Louisville president John Shumaker.

Earlier this month, outgoing auditor Ed Hatchett published his office's review of a university audit of Shumaker's expenditures. Hatchett found that Shumaker routinely ignored university policies for documenting travel and entertainment expenses and identified several areas for additional review.

The U of L Foundation has not released some of its financial records for the continuing probe.