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09.13.18
ACLU of Ohio Endorses Issue 1
Initiative Would Decriminalize Certain Drug Offenses and Redirect Money from Prisons to Communities
CLEVELAND — The ACLU of Ohio urges a “yes” vote on State Issue 1, which will reduce the number of people in state prison and reinvest the savings to drug treatment programs and community services. The ballot measure would amend the state Constitution and require all fourth and fifth-degree felony offenses for obtaining, possessing, or Read more…
Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, Voting Rights
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08.27.18
Statewide Poll on Bail Reform Reveals Ohioans Are Ready to Improve Pretrial Process
CLEVELAND—Today the ACLU of Ohio and Pretrial Justice Institute (PJI) released the first statewide public opinion poll of voters’ views of bail and the pretrial justice system. The new data shows that Ohio voters want to reduce arrests, restrict detention, replace money bonds, and increase equity by addressing the racial and economic disparities in the Read more…
Criminal Justice
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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