News & Commentary

Apr 28, 2021

House Bill 101 – Interested Party Testimony

House Bill 101 establishes new processes for funding the construction, acquisition, improvement, operation, and maintenance of jail facilities.

By Gary Daniels

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Mar 10, 2021

Dear Cleveland, We Need Bail Reform. Now.

We must not allow the criminal “justice” system to continue devastating families and individual lives with this injustice and flagrant punishment of poor communities

By David Patterson, Marva Patterson

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Aug 09, 2016

Prisons for Profit: A Toolkit for Film Screenings and Discussion

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May 01, 2013

ACLU Blog » Ohio Must Get Out of the For-Profit Prison Business

http://www.aclu.org/blog/prisoners-rights/eighteen-months-sometimes-deadly-screw-ups-ohio-must-get-out-profit-prison

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Apr 03, 2013

Letters to Ohio Courts regarding the use of Debtors' Prisons in Ohio

On April 4, 2013, the ACLU sent letters to Ohio Courts:

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