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ACLU Calls for Thorough Investigation into County Jail

HAMILTON, OH—Today, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio sent a letter to the Department of Justice and Butler County Commissioners urging them to conduct a thorough and extensive investigation into the apparent suicides of two inmates in the Butler County Jail.

June 27, 2006 Police Practices

ACLU Warns Program Could Violate Privacy

CLEVELAND—The Ohio Department of Homeland Security (ODHS) will hold a press conference to promote its “See Something, Say Something” campaign in Cleveland on Friday, June 9.

June 8, 2006 Privacy

Ohio Supreme Court Makes Crucial Death Penalty Ruling

COLUMBUS, OH- A decision by the Ohio Supreme Court on Wednesday ruled for the first time that a jury cannot discount the background of a defendant when they decide whether to sentence them to death. In an opinion by Justice Lanzinger in the case of State v.

June 1, 2006 Death Penalty