Providing high-quality legal assistance to Ohioans free of charge; advocating for a redemptive criminal legal system.

Cincinnati, OH
Thank you to everyone who donated during our Double Justice donation match campaign! We are so grateful for the support of our mission fighting for more justice, more second chances, and a future with more hope for Ohioans.
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Your dollars, doubled. Your impact, multiplied. Thanks to a generous donor, every gift to OJPC goes twice as far, supporting second chances, human rights in prison, and smarter, redemptive criminal justice. Double justice. Double impact. Give today: Ohiojpc.org/donate
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A generous supporter has pledged $20,000 in matching donations to expand OJPC’s legal advocacy. Help us go even further as we approach three decades of serving Ohio. Donate today for double the justice: ohiojpc.org/donate/
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Your donations go even further this year to help clients like Kimberly get the second chance they deserve. We don’t write people off and with a generous donation match this year we are gearing up for double the justice and double the impact. Donate today: ohiojpc.org/donate/
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Your donations go even further this year to help clients like Pat get the second chance they deserve. We don’t write people off and with a generous donation match this year we are gearing up for double the justice and double the impact. Donate today: ohiojpc.org/donate/
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A generous supporter has pledged $20,000 in matching donations to expand OJPC’s legal advocacy. Help us go even further as we approach three decades of serving Ohio. Donate what you can today for double the justice: ohiojpc.org/donate/ #OhioCriminalJustice
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Unlock twice as much justice when you donate to OJPC. Every dollar you give becomes two dollars fighting for second chances, human rights in prison, life beyond guilt, and smart, redemptive criminal justice policy. Donate today for double the justice ohiojpc.org/donate/
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Every dollar you give becomes two dollars fighting for second chances, human rights in prison, and redemptive criminal justice policy. Double your impact and help build safer communities rooted in dignity, accountability, and hope: ohiojpc.org/donate/ #OhioCriminalJustice
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After 28 years of incarceration OJPC client Craig recently came home. He entered the prison system at only 15 years old and now he can’t wait to find employment and pay some bills! Our team was able to give him a basket of reentry items from a kit reentry drive to help him settle
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Transgender people face significantly higher risks of violence while incarcerated. More than 1 in 3 transgender people in prisons and jails report sexual assault, a rate dramatically higher than the general population. Source: congress.gov/119/meeting/hou… #LGBTQJustice #OhioJustice
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For Pride Month, OJPC honors founder Al Gerhardstein, whose work on Obergefell v. Hodges helped secure marriage equality nationwide. Al showed us that the law can be a tool for liberation when wielded with purpose, compassion, and courage. #PrideMonth #LGBTQEquality
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Regardless of their past, every person incarcerated in Ohio’s prisons deserves dignity and human rights. This includes access to adequate medical care, freedom from excessive force by prison staff, the right to practice one’s religion, and fair treatment for LGBT prisoners.
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OJPC client Gwen was recently released at 77 years old after more than two decades in prison. Attorneys Kalliah-Marie Newport and Angela Larsen joined her for a family reunion. Gwen is excited to return home to Dayton, sing in church, and spend time with family. #clientrelease
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Justice isn’t justice unless it’s for everyone. Following a racially motivated attack, OJPC and the Norris Law Group filed a federal complaint against Butler County Jail, announced alongside the Ohio Immigrant Alliance. Read the complaint: static1.squarespace.com/stat…
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Ohio has fewer psychiatric beds per capita than the national average, limiting access to care before crisis occurs. The result is predictable: People are criminalized for symptoms of untreated illness. | Source: signalcleveland.org/ohio-psy…
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Evidence consistently shows that incarceration is more costly and less effective than community-based mental health care. And with 1 in 4 people who are incarcerated experiencing mental illness, the cost of incarceration over care adds up. | Source: cleveland.com/news/2025/09/o…
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AAPI people are often erased from criminal justice discourse and data despite being impacted by the system. Better prison reporting and data are critical to addressing the unique needs of marginalized groups in prison. | Source: repository.law.umich.edu/mjr…
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In Ohio prisons, people with mental illness are still subjected to solitary confinement despite research showing it worsens psychiatric harm. One federal court compared it to putting “an asthmatic in a place with little air to breathe.” Source: acluohio.org/shining-light-s…
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At OJPC, we don't write people off. Learn more about the work we do to impact the lives of Ohioans and promote policies that pave the way for lasting, restorative change to our criminal legal system. Learn more: ohiojpc.org/
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SB 204 and HB 368 would remove barriers to second chances for Ohioans providing greater opportunity for reliable housing in our state. CEO Gabe Davis spoke with 10TV's @RochelleAlleyne about the importance of these bills -- see the full interview here: 10tv.com/article/news/invest…
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