bail reform

The Ohio Ballot Board has given its approval to the language voters could see on the ballot this fall for two statewide issues, but opponents of both are considering asking the Ohio Supreme Court to take action to prevent those measures from going forward.

The Ohio Ballot Board has approved the legislators who will write arguments for and against the ballot issues to change the state’s bail system and bar non-U.S. citizens from voting.

House Speaker Bob Cupp (R-Lima) said leaders needed to have more conversations on the issue of bail reform.

A proposed statewide ballot issue to change state constitutional laws on bail is gaining momentum while lawmakers consider other measures.

Gov. Mike DeWine, a Republican, said the change is needed because the Ohio Supreme Court made – in his opinion – the wrong decision in a recent case related to bail.

Ohio voters could see a measure on the November ballot that changes the way judges can address cash bail for people accused of crimes.

A bipartisan group of lawmakers launched another effort to overhaul the state’s bail system, which has been talked about for years and is backed by…

A big change coming to Ohio’s court system starting July 1, as the state takes a step closer to getting rid of cash bail for people being held in jail.…

A new poll paid for by the ACLU of Ohio, and with questions developed by a bipartisan coalition, shows the majority of Ohio voters want changes in the…

Ohio's highest court has rejected a recommendation to allow judges throughout the state use “risk-assessment tools” to determine the amount of bail they…