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03.30.17
ACLU Urges Local Sheriffs to Reject Participation in Federal Immigration Enforcement
CLEVELAND—The ACLU of Ohio sent a letter to county sheriffs in ten of the most populous counties as well as the Buckeye State Sheriffs Association outlining the dangers of carrying out President Trump’s immigration policies. According to the letter, local law enforcement are not obligated under federal law to participate in federal immigration enforcement, and Read more…
Criminal Justice, Immigrant Rights, Police Practices, Prisoners' Rights
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03.28.17
ACLU Urges Washington Court House to End Unjust Citing of Individuals who have Overdosed
CLEVELAND—The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio sent a letter today to the City of Washington Court House, urging it to end its unjust practice of charging individuals who overdose on heroin under Ohio’s Inducing Panic law. A conviction under the law may lead to a sentence of 180 days in jail and up to Read more…
Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, General Civil Liberties, Juvenile Justice, Racial Justice
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03.02.17
Proposed New Crimes And Penalties Undermine Legislature’s Criminal Justice Reform Efforts, Say ACLU
ACLU Report: Ohio’s Statehouse-to-Prison Pipeline 2017
COLUMBUS—A new ACLU of Ohio report, issued today, finds that Ohio legislators introduced nearly 100 bills in the last legislative session to send more people to already overcrowded prisons and jails. The report, Ohio’s Statehouse-to-Prison Pipeline 2017, highlights that the Ohio General Assembly is damaging their own multi-year effort to simplify the criminal code by Read more…
Criminal Justice, Drug Policy, General Civil Liberties, Juvenile Justice, Racial Justice
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02.08.17
“Pastor Protection Act” Rushes through Ohio Legislature
Joint Press Release with ACLU of Ohio, Equality Ohio, TransOhio, and Human Rights Campaign
COLUMBUS—A day after legislators formally introduced the “Pastors Protection Act,” it is already receiving sponsor and proponent hearings in the House Community and Family Advancement Committee, indicating it may be on the fast track. HB 36 is a solution in search for a problem. It claims to stop lawsuits from same-sex couples against clergy who Read more…
LGBT Rights, Religious Liberty
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02.08.17
Disability Rights Ohio and ACLU of Ohio See Promise and Concern in Ohio Solitary Confinement Rule Changes
COLUMBUS—Planned changes to the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction’s rules for solitary confinement are an important first step but don’t go far enough, according to Disability Rights Ohio and the ACLU of Ohio. New administrative rules adopted by the department exclude all individuals with serious mental illness, juveniles, and pregnant women from solitary confinement Read more…
Disability Rights, Prisoners' Rights