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01.23.12
U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Consider State’s Appeal in Joe D’Ambrosio Case
Case Marks Sixth Ohio Death Row Exoneration
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the U.S. Supreme Court refused to consider the state of Ohio’s appeal against Joe D’Ambrosio, who spent 21 years incarcerated for a murder he maintains he did not commit. The Court’s ruling officially exonerates Mr. D’Ambrosio, making him the sixth Ohioan and 140th person nationwide released from death row. Previously, a Read more…
Death Penalty
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01.20.12
ACLU Urges Cuyahoga Falls Natatorium to Expand the Definition of Family for Discounted Passes
Current Policy Excludes Single Parents, Grandparents, and Others
LGBT Rights
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01.17.12
New Report Affirms ACLU Study on Private Prisons
Study from The Sentencing Project Finds Private Prisons Yield Little or No Savings and Provide Inferior Facilities
CLEVELAND – The Sentencing Project, a criminal justice reform organization based in Washington D.C., has released a new report entitled Too Good to be True: Private Prisons in America. The report details the history of private prisons in America and comes to many of the same conclusions as the 2011 ACLU of Ohio report, Prisons Read more…
Criminal Justice
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12.15.11
Juvenile Justice System Continues to Fail Ohio Children
Despite Improvements in State Law, Updated Report Card Release on Bill of Rights Day Shows Need to Protect Children's Rights
COLUMBUS – On the 220th anniversary of the ratification of the Bill of Rights in 1791, the ACLU of Ohio, Children’s Law Center, and the Office of the Ohio Public Defender released an updated report card on the state’s progress to reform the juvenile justice system. The report found the state continues to fail its Read more…
Juvenile Justice
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12.06.11
ACLU Will Challenge Legislation Restricting Decisions on Pregnancy
Pair of Bills Violate State and Federal Constitutions
COLUMBUS – Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio vowed to challenge two bills that would severely limit women’s ability to make important pregnancy decisions. Senate committees will hear testimony on House Bill 79 and House Bill 125 over the next two days, and both bills are expected to be passed before the legislature Read more…
Reproductive Freedom