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The ACLU of Ohio opposes HB 607 because its harmful and unnecessary changes only further solidify our broken cash bail system.

The ACLU of Ohio opposes HJR 2 because its harmful and unnecessary changes only further solidify our broken cash bail system.

The death penalty is nothing more than the modern version of the most shameful, vengeful, mob violence this country ever produced—a racist policy that cannot be fixed and must be abolished for Ohio to have any hope for justice.

Under HB 322, should a teacher or school district wish to inform her students of this history, she is forbidden to teach it or refer to is as deliberate, systemic racism.

HB 327 makes illegal the State Board of Education, school districts, schools, staff, and teachers instructing students that such things as slavery in the United States, or the Jewish Holocaust.

In Ohio’s distant history, our laws prohibited Black people from voting. Or holding office. Or serving on juries. Or even testifying in court against white people.

When communities such as mine are uplifted and supported, we’re also included, which is something every minority community strives for, along with equity

It’s clear the vast majority of school incidents can be handled by teachers or school administrators and should not merit police intervention. But Cincinnati Public Schools has created a culture of calling SROs at any sign of misbehavior, no matter how small.

I think about Mr. Nguyen every single time I hear about another police shooting. Every. Single. Time.