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  • Panel tackles police accountability and the use of body-worn police cameras

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, May 2015) At the April 18th meeting of the Greater Cleveland Civil and Human Rights Coalition, a panel of seven people with a variety of different areas of expertise weighed in on the question of whether or not Body-Worn Cameras will increase police accountability. Shakyra Diaz, a Policy Manager for…

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  • Ohio Task Force on Community-Police Relations holds its first community meeting in Cleveland

    by Chuck Hoven The Ohio Task Force on Community-Police Relations convened by Governor John Kasich to address the issue of police community relations on a statewide basis held its first community meeting at Cleveland State University on January 20th.  The Task Force formed in the wake of the U.S. Justice Department report on excessive use…

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  • CLEVELAND CITY COUNCIL SAFETY COMMITTEE BEGINS HEARINGS ON UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE CONSENT DECREE

    Cleveland reacts to deaths of citizens as the result of police use of force by Chuck Hoven.  The tragic death of 12-year old Tamir Rice on November 22nd at Cudell Recreation Center has had a profound affect on the citizens of the City of Cleveland. The impact of this event on Cleveland’s children is of…

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  • Collaborative for a Fair, Safe and Just Cleveland works for inclusion of citizens in efforts to reform Cleveland Police Division of Police

    by Chuck Hoven.  (Plain Press, January 2015) Over seventy people attended the December 20th meeting of the Collaborative for a Fair, Safe and Just Cleveland. The group’s agenda includes working on a set of demands to address excessive use of force by Cleveland police, and working to make sure citizens are stakeholders in a long-term…

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  • NOBLE makes platform recommendations for next Ohio Budget

    by Chuck Hoven (Plain Press, December 2014) The dust had barely settled after the November election in the State of Ohio when Northern Ohioans for Budget Legislation Equality (NOBLE) gathered to start organizing to have an impact on the next biennial State of Ohio Budget. At a Saturday, November 15th meeting NOBLE members gathered to…

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  • Dan Joyce Retirement Party

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  • Legal Aid hosts free legal advice clinics

    by Mac Bailey (Plain Press, August 2014) Legal Aid’s mission is to secure justice for low-income residents by providing high quality legal services that come at no cost. If you have a civil legal issue, but can’t afford an attorney, the Legal Aid Society can help. A primary way of getting started with Legal Aid…

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