News & Commentary
May 14, 2025
Youth Justice Legislative Priorities
Ohio levies harsh punitive measures on adolescents that do not ultimately make communities safer or return youth home better off; on the contrary, they often leave facilities more traumatized than when they first arrived.
By Pat Gleydura
Dec 09, 2024
Senate Bill 297 - Opponent Testimony
The ACLU of Ohio rejects any attempt to limit and outlaw constitutionally protected free speech, even speech we, you, and others may find abhorrent.
By Gary Daniels
Dec 09, 2024
Greater CLE Youth Justice Collective: Response to Negative Media Coverage
The Greater CLE Youth Justice Collective is concerned about a negative trend in the way various community stakeholders discuss court-involved youth in greater Cleveland.
By Celina Coming
Nov 20, 2024
Lameduck 2024: Overview + Resources
Every even-year election, as lawmakers prepare for the next General Assembly, we enter the “Lameduck period,” taking place between Election Day and the start of the new session.
By Sheila Smith
Nov 13, 2024
Breaking Down the Governor's Juvenile Justice Working Group
In November 2023, Governor Mike DeWine announced the formation of a Juvenile Justice Working group to right the ship and set Ohio’s youth justice system back on a path towards progress.
By Pat Gleydura
Nov 07, 2024
Firewall for Freedom: We are Ready to Fight
As we enter a second Trump Administration and the path to protecting the civil rights and liberties of all Americans, one thing is crystal clear: We have a plan.
By Sheila Smith
Oct 28, 2024
Ohio Can Positively Improve our Youth Justice Systems. It’s time to Adopt the Existing Playbooks.
The goal of all youth legal systems is to ensure youth are given a developmentally appropriate chance to right their wrongs and move into adulthood on a more positive track.
By Carly Quenneville
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