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01.24.11
Governor’s Anti-Discrimination Protections Should Not Be Weakened, Says ACLU
Executive Order Drops Gender Identity
COLUMBUS- Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio urged Governor John Kasich to reconsider his decision to eliminate gender identity and expression from an executive order prohibiting discrimination against state employees. The executive order was issued on January 21, and includes groups already protected under state and federal anti-discrimination laws. Under previous Governor Ted Read more…
LGBT Rights
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01.12.11
ACLU Urges Summit County Council to Reject ‘Pay-to-Stay’ Jail Policy
Collection of Fines Leads to More Costs and Barriers for Formerly Incarcerated People to Re-Enter Society
AKRON – Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio urged members of Summit County Council and Summit County Sheriff Drew Alexander to scrap a proposal to charge inmates at the county jail with booking and housing fees. Under the proposal suggested by Sheriff Alexander, inmates would be charged a $100 booking fee as well Read more…
Criminal Justice
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01.12.11
Cuyahoga County Council Must Exceed Minimum Transparency Required by State Law
ACLU Urges Leader to Open All Meetings
CLEVELAND – Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio urged members of Cuyahoga County Council to adopt open meeting and public records policies that go beyond the minimum requirements imposed by state law. Ohio’s Sunshine Laws provide guidance to elected officials on their obligations to conduct business in public, but allows them to enact Read more…
Open Government
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01.07.11
Suicide at Summit County Jail Raises Over-Crowding and Mental Health Care Concerns
ACLU Requests Information Detailing Jail's Policies
AKRON – The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio expressed deep concern today over the recent suicide of Michael Carl O’Neill while incarcerated at the Summit County Jail. On January 2, O’Neill jumped from a second story ledge in an apparent suicide attempt. He was reportedly being housed with other inmates in an area typically Read more…
Police Practices
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12.16.10
City-County Police Merger Would Undermine Decade of Progress, Says ACLU
Police-Community Relations Would Suffer Under Proposed Plan
CINCINNATI- Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio urged city leaders not to move forward with a plan to shift patrols in the city of Cincinnati to the Hamilton County Sheriff’s office. Cincinnati City Council members Roxanne Qualls, Wendell Young, and Jeff Berding announced on Dec. 15, 2010 that they would propose the idea Read more…
Police Practices