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allocation of resources and strong political and professional leadership
can ensure public safety and prevent abuses in encounters between police
officers and citizens.
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What's happening in Ohio
04.10.07 ACLU Demands Department of Justice Investigate Deaths at Butler County Jail.
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Butler County: Local Enforcement of Federal Immigration Laws
In May 2006, Butler County Sheriff Richard Jones took 18 men into
custody and detained them for several hours because he suspected they
might be undocumented. He later released them, but the detention was
illegal and executed without the oversight or involvement of the federal
government. The incident has been part of an ongoing campaign by Jones
to target Latinos in Butler County. The ACLU of Ohio has also monitored
situations in Allen, Belmont and Warren counties, where local sheriffs
have attempted to enforce federal laws without authority.
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In June 2006, the ACLU of Ohio called for an investigation into the deaths of
two inmates held in the Butler County Jail.
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Cincinnati Collaborative Agreement
In August 2006, the ACLU of Ohio, the Hamilton County Sheriff and the
City of Cincinnati came to a consensus on county sheriff patrols of
Over-The-Rhine, a neighborhood plagued by crime.
The decision was hailed as a win-win because the sheriff was able to
patrol the area, while maintaining and enhancing the accomplishments of the ACLU of
Ohio and City of Cincinnati in community
policing practices.
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Read more about the landmark Collaborative Agreement.
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Marietta: Racial Profiling of Arab Americans
In August 2006, two Lebanese American men were detained for terrorism-related charges in Marietta because a cashier at a local department
store had found them to be suspicious and reported them to police. The
two men were traveling from Michigan and were visiting local stores to
buy TracPhones at discounted prices so they could turn them for a profit
at home.
Police pulled the two men over and found several phones and a large
amount of money. After days of being labeled terrorists by police and
media, the two men were exonerated of all terrorism-related charges.
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Resources
Racial profiling is any police or private security practice in which a
person is treated as a suspect because of his or her race, ethnicity,
nationality or religion.
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Sanctioned Bias: Racial Profiling Since 9/11
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Recently, the Cleveland Free Times published a two-part feature
story on the shooting of Brandon McCloud, a teen who was killed in his
home by police. The
first
article details the events of the night through eyewitness accounts,
interviews and police records and the
second
article examines the resulting investigation by the City of
Cleveland.
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Police Practices News
08.24.06
Parties Announce Win-Win on OTR Sheriff Patrols
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12.06.05
Read the Results of an Independent Analysis of the
Cincinnati Police Department, Conducted by the Rand Corporation.
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09.02.05
ACLU of Ohio Asks that Police Grant Full and Independent
Investigations on Shooting of 15 Year Old Boy
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10.25.05
The ACLU of Ohio Calls on Allen County Sheriff Dan Beck to End Race-Based
Profiling
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