by Marais Jacon-Duffy | Jun 4, 2020 | News, Policy Reform
On June 4, after more than a week of protests across the United States and almost three months into a global pandemic, The Ohio Justice & Policy Center and the Cincinnati Black United Front released a list of eight recommendations. These are concrete ways for law...
by Marais Jacon-Duffy | Jun 4, 2020 | Blog, News
By: Lily Meyer The lawyers and staff of the Ohio Justice & Policy Center were concerned about Ohio prisoners’ health long before the coronavirus pandemic began. OJPC’s flagship Human Rights in Prison program advocates for adequate access to health care for all...
by Marais Jacon-Duffy | May 5, 2020 | Blog, News
When Alexis Ke’Erica Martin walked out of prison, she was overjoyed – and so were many others. Her step into the prison parking lot marked a major step toward true freedom, after a life of human trafficking and incarceration. Alexis was ready for the next...
by Marais Jacon-Duffy | Mar 20, 2020 | News, Policy Reform
The Ohio Justice & Policy Center’s recommendations to minimize the scale and spread of the new coronavirus in our criminal legal system Our list of recommendationsDownload Ohio’s leaders took swift action to contain the spread of the new coronavirus. Large...
by Marais Jacon-Duffy | Mar 16, 2020 | News
The Ohio Justice & Policy Center has closed its office to walk-ins and has asked all staff to work from home for the rest of the month due to concerns over COVID-19 and guidelines set forth by city and state officials. All free legal clinics in March are also...
by Marais Jacon-Duffy | Mar 4, 2020 | Death Penalty, News, Policy Reform
Originally published March 4, 2020 The death penalty is a failed public policy. The Ohio Justice & Policy Center is eager for the advancement of a new, bipartisan Ohio Senate bill that would end the practice of executions in our state. State Sen. Nickie J. Antonio...
