For decades, Ohio politicians sought to be “tough on crime” by increasing criminal penalties. Now our courts are overflowing and prisons designed to house 38,000 people hold almost 51,000. Meanwhile, state and county budgets are strained by the resulting expenses and crime rates have not declined.
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Policing
May 19, 2021Bail Reform
March 15, 2021
Statehouse-to-Prison Pipeline
March 15, 2021
State v. Philpotts (amicus)
April 1, 2021State v. O'Malley (amicus)
February 12, 2021State v. Foreman (amicus)
February 12, 2021
Troutman v. Louisville Metro Department of Corrections (amicus)
September 24, 2020State ex rel. Licthenwalter v. Dewine (amicus)
July 23, 2020United States v. Jackson (amicus)
July 23, 2020
HB 365 - Enact Reagan Tokes Act-indefinite prison terms/GPS monitoring (2017-2018)
January 19, 2018SB 67 - Establish violent offender registry (2017-2018)
September 27, 2017SB 66 - Modify criminal sentencing and corrections law (2017-2018)
September 27, 2017
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