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One Ohio native is touring the state to fight against a recently passed senate bill involving the courts system, and he made a stop in Lima on Monday. Brian Kirk's grandmother was murdered in 2015 at the age of 94 by then 15-year-old, Jacob LaRosa. LaRosa was sentenced to life in prison without parole three years later. In April of this year, Ohio legislators passed Senate Bill 256 which allows anyone who committed a crime under age 18 to be up for parole, thus abolishing life without parole for juvenile criminals. Kirk founded the Ohio Coalition for Safety and Fairness to protest this bill and thinks its passing is an injustice.