06/01/2022
Ohio Lazy Prosecutors Amendment flys to the ballot to make sure that only the pre-trial wealthy are free and only poor citizens overpopulate our county jails.
If passed, big win for the bail industry and the status quo.
Prosecutors hope to bypass evidentiary requirements for jailing citizens pre-trial by requiring enormous bonds.
This is in no way reform, only political cover for Ohio Supreme Court justices caught on the wrong side of the issue.
No in November, Ohio. Please. Or we will be building jails for generations.
Ohio bail amendment debate heats up as lawmakers roast Deters for ‘fear-mongering’
State Cen. Cecil Thomas openly mocked Hamilton County Prosecutor Joe Deters in a statement Friday.
05/27/2022
This issue creates opportunities to share services with proxemic districts - shared routing & mechanical services should be considered. All districts are in the same business. Putting kids safely in classroom seats.
Northeast Ohio schools grappling with bus driver shortage
School districts across Northeast Ohio are grappling with a shortage of school bus drivers, caused in part by the intense competition for qualified workers i...
04/14/2021
Notable shared service news. Let’s not stop at court operations.
Gahanna, New Albany poised to consolidate mayor's court operations
The cities of Gahanna and New Albany announced April 12 a tentative shared-services agreement to consolidate mayor’s vourt operations for the municipalities beginning in July.
04/19/2020
Let’s use this crisis to get better at this. Being too poor to make bail shouldn’t be a death sentence. Public health in a pandemic is one good reason to revisit unnecessary incarceration. Close behind are social justice (racial disparities) and cost.
Prison in the time of coronavirus
Jails and prisons can be toxic breeding grounds for COVID-19. And because staff members are as vulnerable as the incarcerated, an outbreak behind prison walls will likely spread to the community beyond. With confinement and social distancing mostly incompatible, "Sunday Morning" Special Contributor....
10/22/2019
Let’s start by shrinking the universe of eligible incarcerations (for all counties), then fix local processes.
Cuyahoga County proposes creating central booking before Justice Center is renovated or replaced
The administration of Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish wants to implement central booking services before the Justice Center is rebuilt or replaced, Chief of Staff Bill Mason said.
07/26/2019
Mass incarceration in Ohio hurts families and burdens taxpayers needlessly. Recommendations articulated in the report treat symptoms not the root cause. Wealth-based detention requires constitutional treatment, otherwise change will be glacial or nonexistent in court practices.
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Report calls for overhaul of Ohio’s bail system
Ohio should make changes to its bail system to be more fair, save taxpayers money and ensure that pe...
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