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Around the world, people are taking to the streets to call out the state-sanctioned violence against people of color that has been normalized and protected in this country since its inception. While police continue to respond to protests against police violence with police violence, other parts of our criminal legal system continue to steal the lives of people of color through different means. According to Bryan Stevenson, “we have a system of justice that treats you better if you’re rich and guilty than if you’re poor and innocent.” The system also tends to treat you better if you’re white and guilty, than if you’re Black and innocent. A recent opinion from the Supreme Court of Ohio, which Justice Michael Donnelly in his dissent called an “injustice” and a "failure” of our criminal legal system, demonstrates this sad truth by condemning another—demonstrably innocent—Black woman to die in prison.

Below is our Chief Lobbyist Gary Daniels' opponent testimony on House Bill 381. This was delivered to the House Criminal Justice Committee on June 9, 2020.

Below is our Chief Lobbyist Gary Daniels' opponent testimony on House Bill 164. This was delivered to the Senate Education Committee on June 9, 2020.

Below is our Chief Lobbyist Gary Daniels' proponent testimony on Senate Concurrent Resolution 14. This was delivered to the Senate Health, Human Services, & Medicaid Committee on June 9, 2020.

Below is our Chief Lobbyist Gary Daniels' opponent testimony on House Bill 680. This was delivered to the House State & Local Government Committee on June 3, 2020.