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04.01.20
ACLU of Ohio Urges Governor DeWine to Consider Seven Categories When Determining Prison Reductions
COLUMBUS –In response to yesterday’s press briefing where Governor DeWine indicated the possibility of reducing Ohio’s prison population on a case-by-case basis, the ACLU of Ohio sent a letter with specific recommendations and criteria of how the DeWine administration should approach decarceration. Today’s letter expands upon the asks made in a letter sent March 27, Read more…
Criminal Justice, Drug Policy
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03.27.20
Advocacy Groups Send Request to Governor DeWine: Reduce Incarcerated Populations Immediately
COLUMBUS – On Friday, March 27, the ACLU of Ohio, the Ohio Organizing Collaborative, Ohio Transformation Fund, and Policy Matters Ohio sent a letter urging state officials to, among other requests, immediately reduce state and local incarcerated populations amid the COVID-19 public health crisis. The advocacy groups offer specific legal tools to safely and quickly Read more…
Criminal Justice, Drug Policy
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03.26.20
Ohio Prison & Youth Facilities Now Providing Daily Updates Re: COVID-19 Following Coalition Request
COLUMBUS – Amid public pressure for enhanced transparency, the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) and the Ohio Department of Youth Services (DYS), complied with advocacy groups’ request for daily, public report-outs on the COVID-19 situation in Ohio’s prisons and youth facilities. On Tuesday, March 24, the ACLU of Ohio and other advocacy groups Read more…
Criminal Justice, Drug Policy
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03.24.20
Ohio Advocacy Groups Urge Ongoing Transparency Regarding COVID-19 Concerns in Prisons and Youth Facilities
COLUMBUS – Today the ACLU of Ohio, Americans for Prosperity-Ohio, Juvenile Justice Coalition, the Ohio Chapter of the National Association of Social Workers, Ohio Organizing Collaborative, Ohio Student Association, and Policy Matters Ohio sent a letter to Governor DeWine, ODRC Director Chambers-Smith, and DYS Director Gies with three sets of questions about the COVID-19 crisis Read more…
Criminal Justice, Drug Policy
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03.18.20
ACLU of Ohio Unveils Two New Efforts Regarding COVID-19 and the Incarcerated Population
COLUMBUS – Today the ACLU of Ohio expands upon its advocacy efforts with two separate initiatives to offer guidance and support to limit COVID-19’s effects on people impacted by Ohio’s criminal justice system and numerous, pre-existing mass incarceration problems. One effort involves the ACLU of Ohio addressing ICE’s Detroit Enforcement and Removal Operations Field Offices Read more…
Criminal Justice, Drug Policy