Resources
- The Push for Bail Reform in Ohio (2022) more
- Ohio’s Cash Bail System: Current vs. Proposed (2021) more
- Groundbreaking Public Opinion Poll on Cash Bail Reveals Voters want to Significantly Reform Ohio’s Pretrial Justice System (2021) more
- ACLU of Ohio Releases Addendum to Fiscal Impact Analysis Report: Cash Bail’s Influence on Sentencing Disparities and Case Outcomes (2021) more
- ACLU of Ohio releases groundbreaking report Ohio Could Save Big By Implementing Bail Reform: A Fiscal Impact Analysis (2020) more
Statewide updates
- A coalition of non-profit organizations, faith groups, legal/ attorney associations, law enforcement groups, professors and academics, and other advocates support SB 182 and HB 315 as introduced (2022) more
- ACLU of Ohio Issues Emphatic Support for Bipartisan Bills to Reform Ohio’s Broken Cash Bail System (2021) more
Commentary
- “Substitute House Bill 315 – Proponent Testimony” (MaY 2022) more
- “Ohio’s Substitute HB 315 on Path to Ending Wealth-Based Detention” (May 2022) more
- “House Joint Resolution 2 – Opponent Testimony” (April 2022) more
- “Bail Reform Would make Ohio Healthier and Safer” (March 2021) more
- “ACLU of Ohio Responds to Joe Deters’ Dangerous & Misleading Editorial on Bail Reform” (July 2021) more
- “Senate Bill 182 – Proponent Testimony” (June 2021) more
- “Dear Cleveland, We Need Bail Reform. Now.” (March 2021) more
- “Electronic Monitoring, Pretrial Policy, and Bail Reform in Cuyahoga County” (December 2020) more
- “Innocent Until Proven Guilty? Not in Ohio” (August 2020) more
- “An Open Letter to Judges in Cuyahoga County” (July 2020) more
- “Bail reform needs to be more than words on paper” (December 2019) more
- “Everything You Need To Know About the Ohio Supreme Court’s Criminal Rule 46. FAQ!” (November 2019) more
- “Don’t Let A Computer Algorithm Determine Your Freedom” (September 2019) more
- “Can Racist Algorithms Be Fixed?” more
- “We’re Seeing Growing Support for Bail Reform in Cuyahoga County” more
- “Rethinking Failure To Appear” more
- ACLU of Ohio’s Bail Policy Platform (September 2019) (pdf) more
- “Costly, coercive GPS monitoring devices are not the solution to cash bail reform: Claire Chevrier” (September 2019) more
Events
- For the most up-to-date schedule of events please visit the ACLU of Ohio events page.
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