/tags/ohio-justice-and-policy-center Ohio Justice and Policy Center en-US Copyright Thu, 15 Sep 2022 08:01:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2022-09-15/david-singleton-sentence-ahmaud-arbery-killers-too-harsh David Singleton runs the Ohio Justice and Policy Center's Beyond Guilt program. He believes even those who commit heinous crimes are capable of reform. Thu, 15 Sep 2022 08:01:00 GMT /show/cincinnati-edition/2022-09-15/david-singleton-sentence-ahmaud-arbery-killers-too-harsh /news/2019-12-02/how-expungement-works-in-cincinnati On Dec. 5, 2019, Cincinnati City Council Member Chris Seelback, the Ohio Justice and Policy Center, the Black Lawyers Association of Cincinnati in… Mon, 02 Dec 2019 09:01:00 GMT /news/2019-12-02/how-expungement-works-in-cincinnati Michael Monks /crime/2019-05-21/the-guilty-project-advocates-for-sentencing-reform The Ohio Justice and Policy Center has made headlines advocating for the wrongfully convicted. But the legal team takes on many cases where its client's… Tue, 21 May 2019 08:01:00 GMT /crime/2019-05-21/the-guilty-project-advocates-for-sentencing-reform Michael Monks /local-news/2018-02-16/coalition-demands-bail-reform-in-hamilton-county Hamilton County's sheriff has proposed reopening the Queensgate facility to alleviate jail overcrowding. Jim Neill says the Justice Center is currently… Fri, 16 Feb 2018 19:50:51 GMT /local-news/2018-02-16/coalition-demands-bail-reform-in-hamilton-county Bill Rinehart /community/2017-01-09/local-efforts-addressing-human-trafficking-and-aiding-victims Late last December, four individuals were indicted in one of the most extensive human-trafficking cases in Hamilton County. Ohio is among the worst states… Mon, 09 Jan 2017 09:00:05 GMT /community/2017-01-09/local-efforts-addressing-human-trafficking-and-aiding-victims /community/2016-11-22/commuting-sentences-and-life-after-clemency Earlier this month, President Barack Obama granted clemency to 72 people incarcerated on the federal level, shortening their sentences. Obama has granted… Tue, 22 Nov 2016 09:00:05 GMT /community/2016-11-22/commuting-sentences-and-life-after-clemency /community/2016-09-14/uc-college-of-laws-center-for-race-gender-and-social-justice-to-screen-race-to-execution University of Cincinnati College of Law?'s Center for Race, Gender and Social Justice provides experiential learning, research and interdisciplinary… Wed, 14 Sep 2016 08:00:00 GMT /community/2016-09-14/uc-college-of-laws-center-for-race-gender-and-social-justice-to-screen-race-to-execution /community/2016-05-11/helping-find-work-for-hard-to-hire-individuals-in-our-area According to U.S. Department of Justice, more than 600,000 individuals return to American neighborhoods after serving time in federal and state prisons,… Wed, 11 May 2016 10:30:00 GMT /community/2016-05-11/helping-find-work-for-hard-to-hire-individuals-in-our-area /law/2015-09-17/the-ohio-transformation-fund-advocating-for-criminal-justice-reform The Ohio Transformation Fund is a newly-launched funding collaborative initiated to address criminal justice reform and reduce the number and racial… Thu, 17 Sep 2015 10:30:05 GMT /law/2015-09-17/the-ohio-transformation-fund-advocating-for-criminal-justice-reform Maryanne Zeleznik /business/2015-07-17/why-should-employers-consider-hiring-former-offenders Each year hundreds of thousands of inmates are released from American prisons. It is often extremely difficult for these individuals to re-integrate into… Fri, 17 Jul 2015 10:30:00 GMT /business/2015-07-17/why-should-employers-consider-hiring-former-offenders