criminal justice

The IGNITE program teaches incarcerated people skills like financial literacy and job interviewing, with a goal of reducing recidivism.

Last fall, Newark promised to create a diversion program from those charged with a misdemeanor crime for sleeping outside. Its HOME Court program is now in full swing.

The Frederick Douglass Project for Justice brings those inside and outside of prisons together to build community and break stereotypes.

Since it was formed in 2003, the Ohio Innocence Project has freed dozens of Ohioans who were jailed for crimes they didn’t commit. A series from Ohio Newsroom member station WYSO explores their stories.

When prosecutors make mistakes at trial, judges can call that improper conduct a harmless error, saying it didn’t impact the verdict. But some experts say that legal doctrine has gone too far.

A first-of-its-kind analysis of Ohio appellate cases with allegations of withheld evidence is a window into what many experts consider a largely invisible national problem.

The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization, will bring local criminal justice reporting into 44 correctional institutions across the state.

Those who are backing the bill say it gives them more ability to punish the people who sell drugs. Opponents argue it will overpopulate state prisons.

A criminal record can be a barrier to finding employment or housing. A law that took effect this year makes it easier to seal or expunge those records from public view.

A task force assembled by the Ohio Supreme Court will look at how court-mandated programs can assist people leaving prison – in hopes of keeping them from reoffending.