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03.16.18
ACLU of Ohio Urges Cuyahoga County Judges and Officials to Implement Bail Task Force Recommendations
CLEVELAND — Today the Cuyahoga County Task Force on Bail, led by Common Pleas Administrative and Presiding Judge John J. Russo, released its recommendations on how to improve the county’s bail system and reduce wealth-based detention due to overreliance on money bail. The ACLU of Ohio urges Cuyahoga County judges and county officials to adopt Read more…
Criminal Justice
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03.13.18
New Version of Bail Legislation Still Missing Needed Reforms
COLUMBUS — The ACLU of Ohio believes Substitute House Bill 439, introduced today in the House Criminal Justice Committee by Reps. Dever and Ginter, does not do enough to reduce wealth-based detention of innocent individuals and get people out of Ohio’s overcrowded jails. The legislation, which replaces the previous version of HB 439, reforms certain Read more…
Criminal Justice
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02.07.18
ACLU of Ohio Files Brief in Lawsuit on Wage Garnishment of Prison Laborers
COLUMBUS, OH— Yesterday, February 6, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio and the American Civil Liberties Union filed an amicus brief in the Ohio Supreme Court in support of James Dunson, an Ohio state prisoner who the Montgomery County Court imposed a debt he cannot pay, to recoup the cost of exercising his constitutional Read more…
Criminal Justice
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01.30.18
Chief Justice O’Connor Continues Leadership in Reforming Fines and Fees Practices, Says ACLU
COLUMBUS- On January 29, Ohio Supreme Court Chief Justice Maureen O’Connor sent a letter to all Ohio trial judges with instruction to uphold current law on fines, fees, and bail practices. This was in response to concerns after the U.S. Department of Justice rescinded a 2016 guidance that advised courts not to criminalize low-income defendants Read more…
Criminal Justice
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01.29.18
ACLU of Ohio Opposes Senate Bill 1, Legislation That Perpetuates Failed “War on Drugs”
COLUMBUS- On January 30, the ACLU of Ohio will testify before the House Criminal Justice Committee to oppose SB 1, legislation that significantly increases penalties for fentanyl and related substances, and will increase the population of Ohio’s already severely overcrowded prisons. Like all Ohioans, the ACLU of Ohio is greatly concerned about the serious problem Read more…
Criminal Justice, Drug Policy