Passage of Anti-Bullying Bill Long Overdue
CLEVELAND - On February 2, 2012, Governor John Kasich signed House Bill 116, also known as the Jessica Logan Act, into law.
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ACLU Calls on State Legislators to Reject Bill Expanding DNA Testing of Arestees
COLUMBUS - The American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio will testify today before the Ohio Senate Judiciary Committee opposing Senate Bill 268.
U.S. Supreme Court Declines to Consider State's Appeal in Joe D'Ambrosio Case
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.
ACLU Urges Cuyahoga Falls Natatorium to Expand the Definition of Family for Discounted Passes
New Report Affirms ACLU Study on Private Prisons
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.
Juvenile Justice System Continues to Fail Ohio Children
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.