Bail Reform

The ACLU of Ohio works to deconstruct and prevent policies that punish our neighbors living in poverty. These practices often trap people in cycles of debt, incarceration, and other entanglement with our criminal legal system that stand between the person and their ability to prosper. Such criminalization often takes the form of burdensome and costly court policies, money-driven pretrial practices, and long-term, legal impacts that prevent Ohioans from participating in their communities more fully. Instead, we dare to dream of an Ohio where our neighbors’ needs are met and, when they face the criminal legal system, have their rights respected on an achievable path to redemption and rights restoration.