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05.22.20
ACLU of Ohio Asks Supreme Court to Deny Bureau of Prisons Request to Block Order That Will Save Lives
BOP has failed to effectuate judge-mandated reduction of population at Elkton Prison
WASHINGTON — This morning, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Ohio filed an opposition brief with the U.S. Supreme Court, asking the court to deny the government’s request to stay the preliminary injunction — ordered by United States District Judge James S. Gwin last month — at Elkton Federal Correction Institution. This Read more…
Criminal Justice
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05.20.20
Federal Court Grants Relief to Ohioans for Secure and Fair Elections Amidst COVID-19 Pandemic, Allowing Electronic Signatures and Extending Deadline
COLUMBUS — Late on May 19, a federal judge granted the Ohioans for Secure and Fair Elections campaign relief in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, allowing for electronic signatures and a deadline extension until July 31. The following is a statement from Toni Webb, Campaign Manager for Ohioans for Secure and Fair Elections: “The court Read more…
Voting Rights
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05.19.20
A Federal Judge Issues Order to Enforce Compliance, Requiring Elkton Prison Officials to Expedite Transfer & Release of Medically Vulnerable Subclass through Home Confinement and Compassionate Release
CLEVELAND — A federal judge just ordered the Bureau of Prisons to expedite the release of 837 medically vulnerable prisoners in Elkton FCI through home confinement and compassionate release, citing “poor progress in transferring the subclass members out of Elkton through the various means referenced in the Court’s preliminary injunction Order.” This class action habeas Read more…
Criminal Justice
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05.18.20
Death Rate in Ohio Prisons 10x Higher than Rate for State’s Total Population
ACLU of Ohio and Policy Matters Ohio Unveil New Analysis of COVID-19 Data, Showing Ohio Represents an Outsized Share of Nation’s Prison Deaths
CLEVELAND — Today the ACLU of Ohio and Policy Matters Ohio released disturbing new data showing that the COVID-19 death rate in Ohio prisons is nearly 10 times higher than in Ohio’s general population. The groups obtained the data from daily reports from the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections. ODRC published the first such Read more…
Criminal Justice
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05.08.20
Elizabeth Hopkins is ACLU of Ohio’s New Organizing Director
CINCINNATI – The ACLU of Ohio welcomes Elizabeth Hopkins as its new Director of Organizing. Hopkins, who lives in Cincinnati, comes to the ACLU with many years of leadership and organizing experience, most recently as the regional field manager for Planned Parenthood of Southwest Ohio. Prior, she served as project director and campaign manager for Read more…
General Civil Liberties