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Jul 28, 2021
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Wernert, et al. v. Ohio Parole Board

In 1978 the US Supreme Court found Ohio's death penalty process unconstitutional. Individuals who had previously been sentenced to death were resentenced, often to life with the possibility of parole. The Ohio Parole Board has a practice of denying these people parole, regardless of circumstance.
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May 01, 2021
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Woodson v. ODRC

The garnishment of prisoners’ relief checks for debts other than child support, when all other Ohioans’ relief checks are treated are fully immune to non-child support garnishments, violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Ohio Constitution.
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Jul 23, 2020
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State ex rel. Licthenwalter v. Dewine (amicus)

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Jul 23, 2020
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Wilson, et al. v. Williams, et al.

We filed this habeas action on "deliberate indifference" standards to decrease the population of Elkton FCI during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Nov 16, 2018
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Rhonda Head v. Ohio Parole Board

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Apr 07, 2016
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Handwork v. Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, et al.

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Dec 09, 2013
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Hanrahan v. Mohr

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Jul 28, 2021
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Jul 28, 2021
  • Prisoners' Rights

Wernert, et al. v. Ohio Parole Board

In 1978 the US Supreme Court found Ohio's death penalty process unconstitutional. Individuals who had previously been sentenced to death were resentenced, often to life with the possibility of parole. The Ohio Parole Board has a practice of denying these people parole, regardless of circumstance.
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May 01, 2021
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May 01, 2021
  • Prisoners' Rights

Woodson v. ODRC

The garnishment of prisoners’ relief checks for debts other than child support, when all other Ohioans’ relief checks are treated are fully immune to non-child support garnishments, violates the Equal Protection Clause of the Ohio Constitution.
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Jul 23, 2020
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Jul 23, 2020
  • Prisoners' Rights

State ex rel. Licthenwalter v. Dewine (amicus)

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Jul 23, 2020
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Jul 23, 2020
  • Prisoners' Rights

Wilson, et al. v. Williams, et al.

We filed this habeas action on "deliberate indifference" standards to decrease the population of Elkton FCI during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Court Case
Nov 16, 2018
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Nov 16, 2018
  • Prisoners' Rights

Rhonda Head v. Ohio Parole Board

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Apr 07, 2016
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Apr 07, 2016
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Handwork v. Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction, et al.

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Dec 09, 2013
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Dec 09, 2013
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Hanrahan v. Mohr

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