Because freedom can't defend itself

Collage of several activists with their fists in the air, with various color overlays, with a black and white picture of the Ohio Statehouse on an azure background

Attend our Bail Reform Now Statehouse Lobby Day

Collage of a park bench, city hall sign, binoculars, filing cabinet drawer, magnifying glass and money on a dark green background

Keep an Eye on Your Government (with our how-to-guide)

Megaphone, 'No Justice No Peace' sign, raised fist, raised peace sign over a black and white aerial photo of a protest

Join the ACLU of Ohio Action Team

A collage of a silhouette of a pregnant person, a hand holding an ultrasound wand, a protest sign that reads bans off our bodies, and a pregnancy test on a pink state of ohio on grey paper texture

Read Fighting Local Anti-Abortion Laws in Ohio: A Toolkit for Reproductive Freedom

Blue triangle, red triangle, and orange triangle - all with a white border - and white text that reads ACLU of Ohio Strategic Plan (2021-2024)

Join us in the fight to abolish the death penalty in Ohio

Ohio’s Substitute SB 182 on Path to Ending Wealth-Based Detention

On May 11, Representatives Leland and Hillyer introduced changes to House Bill 315, altering a bill that reforms Ohio’s use of cash bail. The ACLU of Ohio reviewed the bill and, while we find some changes less...

The far-reaching impact of local abortion bans.

In recent years, anti-abortion advocates across the country have adopted a multi-pronged approach to ban abortion as frequently and in as many places as possible.

Here’s Why An Ohio Court Should Strike Down the Discriminatory Healthcare Denial Law

Discrimination isn’t popular – so the Ohio GOP used illegal, underhanded tactics to try and enshrine it into law.

PRESS RELEASES

May 11, 2022

Bail Reform Advocates United in Staunch Support for Sub. House Bill 315, Urge Swift Advancement of Critical Bill to Enhance Public Safety and Improve Pretrial Fairness

Today Representatives Leland and Hillyer introduced changes to House Bill 315, legislation that reforms Ohio’s use of cash bail.

May 11, 2022

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and Women Have Options – Ohio (WHO/O) File Federal Lawsuit Challenging Lebanon’s Anti-Abortion Ordinance

The groups are represented by the ACLU of Ohio and Democracy Forward.

May 10, 2022

ACLU of Ohio Places Bail Reform Billboard Advertisement in Capitol Square, Drawing Distinctions Between Positive and Negative Proposals

The ACLU of Ohio placed a billboard advertisement in Capitol Square, endorsing proactive bail reform bills Senate Bill 182 and House Bill 315, and rejecting House Joint Resolution 2.

Because freedom can't defend itself

Attend our Bail Reform Now Statehouse Lobby Day

Keep an Eye on Your Government (with our how-to-guide)

Join the ACLU of Ohio Action Team

Read Fighting Local Anti-Abortion Laws in Ohio: A Toolkit for Reproductive Freedom

Read our Strategic Plan

Join us in the fight to abolish the death penalty in Ohio

BLOGS

Ohio’s Substitute SB 182 on Path to Ending Wealth-Based Detention

The far-reaching impact of local abortion bans.

Here’s Why An Ohio Court Should Strike Down the Discriminatory Healthcare Denial Law

PRESS RELEASES

Bail Reform Advocates United in Staunch Support for Sub. House Bill 315, Urge Swift Advancement of Critical Bill to Enhance Public Safety and Improve Pretrial Fairness

The National Association of Social Workers (NASW) and Women Have Options – Ohio (WHO/O) File Federal Lawsuit Challenging Lebanon’s Anti-Abortion Ordinance

ACLU of Ohio Places Bail Reform Billboard Advertisement in Capitol Square, Drawing Distinctions Between Positive and Negative Proposals

Vote Center

Act

Stop HJR 2 - Ohio Needs Better Bail Reform

Register To Vote Online

Support SB 103 - Abolish Ohio's death penalty

4506 Chester Ave. | Cleveland, OH 44103

1108 City Park Ave., Suite 203 | Columbus, OH 43206

contact@acluohio.org