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Incarceration in the age of COVID-19: Grace, mercy, & evidence-based practices

Posted on 04/22/20 by Jasmine Ayres in Justice Reform

*This piece originally appeared in the April 2020 edition of The Columbus & Dayton African American News Journal As Ohio’s COVID-19 crisis grows, so does concern about its impact on people living and working behind bars. Many Ohioans are understandably worried about their incarcerated loved ones. They are desperately seeking information and assurances of safety, but Governor DeWine has not included jails, prisons and detention centers in his robust statewide response like he has with nursing homes or schools. As Ohioans band together to lift up family and community, our leaders can’t forget those who live and work in our prisons and... read more