We learned very little from ODRC Director Chambers-Smith ‘report’ at today’s press briefing, and we are incredibly disappointed and concerned that members of the Ohio news media were denied the opportunity to ask her directly about the crises in Ohio’s state prisons, where 31 people have died.
COLUMBUS — The ACLU of Ohio and the Northeast Ohio Coalition for the Homeless, and the Fair Housing Center for Rights and Research sent a letter to Governor DeWine urging him to issue or expand statewide moratoria against evictions and utility shut-offs and commit to preventing mass evictions af
COLUMBUS— Today the ACLU of Ohio filed public records requests with Governor DeWine’s office seeking information on what the governor’s COVID-19 prison efforts and his knowledge of the potentially catastrophic impact of the deadly virus on prisons and the communities surrounding them.
COLUMBUS — The Franklin County Court of Common Pleas denied the Ohioans for Secure and Fair Elections campaign any relief from the ballot initiative signature collection requirements, despite the COVID-19 pandemic.
COLUMBUS — This weekend the ACLU of Ohio launched a series of television ads which began airing Saturday urging Governor DeWine to release elderly and medically-vulnerable people from prisons and jails.
COLUMBUS — On April 24 the ACLU of Ohio sued U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) on behalf of immigrants detained in crowded jail facilities in Morrow and Butler Counties. There is at least one positive COVID-19 case in Morrow, and several positive cases in Butler.