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Controversial Cuyahoga County Deputy Unit Tickets Mostly Black Drivers, Records Show
A review of Downtown Safety Patrol traffic stops shows deputies rarely issue tickets or make arrests.
Doug Livingston, The Marshall Project - Cleveland
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Commission Prepares Consequential Recommendations for Ohio’s Public Defense Standards
The commission wil decide on potential changes for both juvenile and adult appointment rules in the coming months.
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Ohio Governor: Children Sentenced as Adults Are Too Risky for Youth Detention
“Individuals who are tried as adults are adjudicated so because they are a significant danger to society, according to the criminal justice system,” a DeWine spokesman said.
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How Ohio Prison Staff Open and Read Confidential Legal Mail
An anti-drug smuggling policy has slowed the delivery of time-sensitive court documents as prison staff read letters protected by attorney-client privilege.
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Fair Housing Center Reports Detail Housing Struggles Facing Those With Criminal Convictions in Cuyahoga County
Most landlords surveyed ignore federal antidiscrimination guidelines about the use of criminal background checks, and a few admitted to flat-out denying anyone with a criminal conviction.
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All Stick, No Carrot: Ohio’s Reagan Tokes Law Acts as a ‘One-Way Ratchet’ for Prison Time
Intended to curb prison violence with promises of early release, the law is turning out as unbalanced as critics feared, with sentences extended at every turn.
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ICE Approves Three Ohio Sheriffs to Enforce Immigration Law
One recently called undocumented immigrants “illegal human locusts.”
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How Ohio’s Reagan Tokes Law Keeps People in Prison Longer
It came as a response by lawmakers to a horrific crime. Now, thousands of people imprisoned since 2019 risk more time behind bars for breaking rules.
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Dark Money Groups Dropped $7 Million on Ohio Supreme Court Races
Republicans benefitted from nearly 70% of the outside spending, or about $4.6 million.
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Volunteer Pretrial Support Aims to Reduce Cuyahoga County Jail Population
The program hopes to fill gaps that address barriers to showing up to court, like transportation
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Who Is ICE Putting in Ohio Jails? One County Won’t Say
Geauga County won’t release records on the dozens of people brought in by ICE
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Security Crackdown Following Guard’s Killing in Ohio Puts Spotlight on Prison Safety
Several men incarcerated at the Ross Correctional Institution say that correctional staff, joined by a tactical unit with no body cameras, have increased the use of force and pepper spray