ACLU Urges Local Sheriffs to Reject Participation in Federal Immigration Enforcement
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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.
Proposed New Crimes And Penalties Undermine Legislature’s Criminal Justice Reform Efforts, Say ACLU
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.
“Pastor Protection Act” Rushes through Ohio Legislature
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.
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.