WOODSFIELD, OH - The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio sent a records request to Monroe County Sheriff Charles R. Black asking for information on the county’s pay-to-stay jail policy.
COLUMBUS- The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio sent a letter today to Senate Finance Committee Chairman Chris Widener (R-Springfield) asking the committee to amend the proposed state budget bill to ensure private prison operators are held to full accountability and transparency standards.
SOUTH EUCLID, OH - Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio sent a letter to South Euclid city officials calling on them to remove free speech restrictions during their Memorial Day parade.
COLUMBUS - The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio will offer testimony before the Ohio Senate Finance Committee on the state’s proposal to privatize and sell up to six public prisons.
CLEVELAND - Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio sent a letter to Governor John Kasich asking him to grant clemency to Shawn Hawkins, who is scheduled to be executed June 14, 2011.
MCCONNELSVILLE, OH - Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio urged Morgan High School Superintendent Lori Snyder-Lowe to reconsider the cancellation of a production of “To Kill a Mockingbird.” The production was canceled because it contained a racial epithet.