Ohio Will No Longer Sentence Kids to Life Without Parole
“We now have hope that our loved ones and family members will someday come home to us,” one advocate said of the new law.
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Daniel Nichanian
How Ohio’s Racial Justice Movement Won Big at the Ballot Box
Years of grassroots organizing helped overhaul the criminal legal systems in Cincinnati and Columbus this November. Activists are already looking ahead.
Cincinnati Is an Epicenter for the Death Penalty. Its Prosecutor Race Could End That in November.
In Hamilton County, Joe Deters has sent more people to death row than any other prosecutor in Ohio. His challenger, Fanon Rucker, promises to stop that practice.
Cincinnati Voters Oust Sheriff Who Cooperated with ICE and Championed a New Jail
“The solution to the problem of mass incarceration is certainly not more mass incarceration,” said Charmaine McGuffey, who won. In neighboring Greene County, voters rejected a tax increase to build a bigger jail.
This Tense Sheriff’s Race Could Change Cincinnati’s Poor Jail Conditions
Ohio advocates are resisting proposals to expand the jail and local cooperation with ICE. In the primary on Tuesday, the sheriff and his challenger disagree on both fronts.
Ohio’s Issue 1 Ballot Initiative Could ‘Deal a Blow’ to Mass Incarceration
Ohio’s Issue 1 ballot initiative could ‘deal a blow’ to mass incarceration