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07.18.13
ACLU Calls on ODRC to Stop Cutting Power to Ohio Prisons
Restricting Prison Electricity in the Midst of a Heat Wave is a Dangerous Gamble with Safety and Security
CLEVELAND – Today the ACLU of Ohio called on the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction (ODRC) to put an end to their practice of shutting down the electricity at Ohio correctional institutions in exchange for money from KOREnergy Ltd. a private energy contractor. “Times are difficult and government agencies are looking for revenue anywhere Read more…
Criminal Justice, Prisoners' Rights
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07.18.13
ACLU Releases Documents on License Plate Scanners from Police Departments Nationwide
Location Records Being Kept on Millions of Innocent Americans
CLEVELAND – Police departments across the country are expanding their use of automatic license plate readers (ALPR’s) to track the location of American drivers, but few have meaningful rules in place to protect drivers’ privacy rights, according to documents compiled in a new ACLU report titled You Are Being Tracked: How License Plate Readers Are Read more…
Police Practices, Privacy
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06.26.13
Supreme Court Strikes Down Proposition 8
SCOTUS Decision is a Major Victory for LGBT Equality in California
CLEVELAND, OH – Today, the Supreme Court of the United States struck down California’s Proposition 8, which defined marriage as a union between a man and a woman. The court dismissed the case of Hollingsworth v. Perry, on the basis that the supporters of Proposition 8 lacked the legal standing to challenge an earlier court Read more…
LGBT Rights
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06.26.13
Pay-to-Stay Jail Fees Just Don’t Add Up
ACLU Report Shows Aggressive Jail Fees Fail to Balance Budgets While Making Reentry Even Harder for Inmates
CINCINNATI – Today, the ACLU of Ohio released Adding It Up, a report that analyzes “pay-to-stay” programs at three Ohio jails (Fairfield County Jail, Hamilton County Jail and Southeastern Ohio Regional Jail), and concludes that charging inmates for their incarceration is not the revenue generator it appears to be. “Counties that implement aggressive jail fee Read more…
Prisoners' Rights
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06.26.13
Supreme Court Strikes Down the Core of DOMA
ACLU Victory Marks Historic Moment For the LGBT Equality Movement
CLEVELAND, OH – Today, the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) struck down the core of the federal Defense of Marriage Act (DOMA). In United States v. Windsor, the court found that DOMA unconstitutionally discriminates against legally married same-sex couples by excluding them from the hundreds of federal benefits and responsibilities given to legally Read more…
LGBT Rights