Success and change at OJPC
Most people have heard me admit that I am not a fan of cliches. Sure, cliches can capture a sentiment or seem like the right thing to say during an uncomfortable moment.
Tyra’s Community Outreach Update: New Partnership with the Ohio Department of Education and Cincinnati Arts Association
The new after-school programming pilot launched in October at two CPS elementary schools, Rothenberg Preparatory School and Oyler Elementary. Students participating in the program will experience tailor-made curriculum that incorporates social and emotional development (SEL) with 21st century learning standards through art integration.
The Ohio Justice & Policy Center Announces Opposition to Issue 1: Redundant, dangerous amendment deceives voters
The Ohio Justice & Policy Center urges Ohioans to vote no on Issue 1, a dangerous and deceptive amendment that enshrines wealth-based detention into the Ohio Constitution for the benefit of Ohio prosecutors.
Honey Badger News: Policy Update
Relapse Reduction Act (SB25) Ohio Bill Aims to "Move the State Forward" in the Fight Against The Opioid Epidemic Last fall the Senate passed the Relapse Reduction Act (SB25). The bill aims to protect patients suffering from substance abuse. It does this by enhancing...
OJPC Honors Staff In Recognition of 20 Years of Service
CINCINNATI, OH—The Ohio Justice & Policy Center (OJPC) has honored Sheila Donaldson Johnson with a day of recognition from Mayor Pureval and the City of Cincinnati for her 20 years of service with the organization and in honor of Women’s History Month. Sheila...
Honey Badger News: Policy Update
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...
Lavado Townsend Uses His Experiences to Help Those Recovering From Addiction
Lavado Townsend has a new job. A charismatic, talkative Cleveland native in his early 50s, Lavado recently became a certified Peer Recovery Supporter, and is now a case manager at an addiction recovery center. His first days on the job were pleasantly hectic:...
Why it’s time to repeal the death penalty
Written by OJPC volunteer Lily Meyer Ohio Senator Nickie Antonio, a Democrat representing the Cleveland suburb of Lakewood, has introduced legislation that would ban the state’s death penalty every General Assembly since she was elected in 2011. This year, though,...
Volunteer Spotlight: Da’Wyna Pearson
Da’Wyna initially came to OJPC looking for help with sealing her record. She talks about how her younger self didn’t have a lot of knowledge regarding the law. If she was stopped by police, she didn’t know much about the criminal justice system and so when she was...
More Than a Job
By Caroline Miller, a summer legal intern at OJPC. I was thinking about going to law school after I earned my bachelor’s degree in marketing, but I decided to take a year off while I mulled it over and saved up for school. I took a job in food service management in...