Akron toughens up law to protect healthcare workers

The Akron City Council is sending a strong message to the community. If you harm a healthcare worker on the job, you will spend time in jail.

On Monday, the council unanimously passed legislation to amend the city’s menacing ordinance to include healthcare workers.

Introduced by Ward 6 councilman Brad McKitrick, the amendment makes violence against healthcare workers a first-degree misdemeanor, with a mandatory 3-day jail sentence…

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