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09.23.20
ACLU of Ohio Calls on Juvenile Judges to Depopulate Juvenile Detention Centers as the COVID-19 Pandemic Persists
COLUMBUS — The ACLU of Ohio sent a letter to juvenile administrative judges in Ohio with specific methods of how to urgently depopulate juvenile detention centers and implement age-appropriate pandemic policies for court-involved youth. Given the impracticability of safeguarding detained youth without creating other significant harms, the ACLU of Ohio encourages courts to release all Read more…
Criminal Justice
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09.22.20
ACLU, ACLU of Ohio, The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland, Fair Housing Center for Rights & Research, and City of Bedford Reach Settlement Repealing the City’s Nuisance Ordinance
BEDFORD – The City of Bedford agreed to repeal its Criminal Activity Nuisance Ordinance (CANO) and pay a settlement amount of $350,000 as a result of litigation brought by the ACLU, the ACLU of Ohio and The Legal Aid Society of Cleveland on behalf of Beverley Somai, a Bedford resident, and the Fair Housing Center Read more…
Criminal Justice
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09.17.20
New ACLU of Ohio Report Estimates Ohio Could Save $199 to $264 Million Each Year by Adopting Common Sense Bail Reform Policies
Fiscal Impact Analysis Two-Years in The Making
COLUMBUS—A new ACLU of Ohio report, Ohio Could Save Big by Implementing Bail Reform: A Fiscal Impact Analysis, illustrates how policy changes could save Ohio $199-$264 million each year. The ACLU of Ohio hired an expert economist to examine court and jail data in four Ohio counties –Athens, Cuyahoga, Franklin, and Vinton – to determine Read more…
Criminal Justice
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09.09.20
ACLU of Ohio Sends Letter to Ohio Criminal Legal Stakeholders Regarding Creation of Statewide Sentencing Database
Read the letter to Ohio criminal legal stakeholders.
Criminal Justice
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08.04.20
ACLU of Ohio Calls on Judges, Prosecutors to Implement Specific Jail Depopulation Strategies in Anticipation of a COVID-19 Resurgence
COLUMBUS — The ACLU of Ohio sent a letter to over 450 criminal legal stakeholders in Ohio with urgent recommendations to mitigate the ongoing risks associated with COVID-19 for incarcerated populations, specifically people in Ohio’s county jails. The ripple effect of the deadly virus is, and will continue to be, ongoing, but decreasing local jail Read more…
Criminal Justice