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Race and Censorship in America
“Any treatment, especially in the schools, of questions like war and peace, racism – black and white – religion and patriotism, is bound to raise disagreements and stir emotional response…We know of no way to stimulate the growth of our youth if we insulate them from the real issues.”
-Coalition of ministers in response to a school book-banning incident
Constitution Day, Brought to You by the ACLU of Ohio: Free Resources for Teachers and Students
Hope Rising: Life After Debtors’ Prison
Do you remember Jack Dawley—the man who spent weeks in jail and lost his job because of debtors’ prison?
Suicide is not Justice: On the death of Ariel Castro
Let’s start by acknowledging what nearly everyone already knows. Ariel Castro was convicted of heinous crimes for which he deserved to be punished. With that in mind, his suicide just one month into his sentence does not fill the public with a great deal of grief.
About-Face: The Troubled Launch of Ohio’s New Facial Recognition System
In June 2013, The Ohio Attorney General’s office flipped the switch on a new facial recognition program that allows the government to compare anonymous snapshots to the state’s existing database of license photos and mug shots in order to look for a match.
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