by Assia Johnson | Oct 19, 2022 | Blog, News, Policy Reform
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Assia Johnson, Communications Director ajohnson@ohiojpc.org CINCINNATI, OHIO, October 19, 2022—Voters in next month’s general election are being asked to change the Constitution’s provisions related to bail under the guise of a...
by sd_admin | Mar 31, 2022 | Policy Reform, Uncategorized
with volunteer staff writer Courtney Drenan Last month, the Ohio Senate began debating SB288. This nearly 1,800 page piece of legislation has taken more than five years to paste together. It’s a variety pack of criminal justice reforms, incorporating more than a half...
by Marais Jacon-Duffy | Apr 8, 2021 | Blog, Death Penalty, News, Policy Reform
The Ohio Justice & Policy Center will release a series of reports to examine why it is time to end the death penalty in Ohio, and how we can repeal it this legislative session. These forthcoming death penalty reports are timely for several reasons: First, the...
by Marais Jacon-Duffy | Feb 18, 2021 | Death Penalty, News, Policy Reform
COLUMBUS, OH—State Senators Stephen Huffman (R-Tipp City) and Nickie J. Antonio (D-Lakewood) announced a bipartisan death penalty repeal bill Thursday morning during a virtual press conference. The Senators were joined by several colleagues from both the House and...
by Marais Jacon-Duffy | Nov 20, 2020 | Blog, Policy Reform
Take action on priority criminal-legal reform legislation The 2020 lame duck legislative session is underway in Ohio, and legislators need to hear from you! Phone calls, emails, even tweets are effective and essential ways to advocate for change — and it’s...
by Marais Jacon-Duffy | Jul 6, 2020 | Reducing Collateral Sanctions, Second Chance
What does it mean to seal a record? How is that different from expungement? Sealing a record means that it should no longer be available through publicly available records or background checks, though it may still be available to some employers, such as many schools...
