/tags/prison-reform Prison Reform en-US Copyright Tue, 27 Feb 2024 09:33:00 GMT /2024-02-27/coming-home-after-prison-is-tough-for-rural-ohioans-it-can-be-even-harder Many times, small towns don’t have the support system to aid people returning from prison. Coalitions are forming in rural counties to help. Tue, 27 Feb 2024 09:33:00 GMT /2024-02-27/coming-home-after-prison-is-tough-for-rural-ohioans-it-can-be-even-harder Kendall Crawford /wyso-stories/2019-08-21/montgomery-county-expands-services-for-ex-offenders-with-new-reentry-center People returning to Dayton from incarceration will now have access to more help reentering society. Montgomery County officials Wednesday cut the ribbon... Wed, 21 Aug 2019 19:53:54 GMT /wyso-stories/2019-08-21/montgomery-county-expands-services-for-ex-offenders-with-new-reentry-center Jess Mador /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2019-03-12/the-death-penalty Governor Mike DeWine has now delayed total of four executions scheduled through the summer until the state comes up with new lethal injection… Tue, 12 Mar 2019 18:28:21 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2019-03-12/the-death-penalty /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2018-11-27/prison-sentencing-reform Sentencing reform was at the center of Issue 1 on the statewide ballot in Ohio, calling for more treatment instead of prison time.The measure failed, but… Tue, 27 Nov 2018 10:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2018-11-27/prison-sentencing-reform /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2018-10-18/issue-1-drug-sentencing Issue 1 on the November 6 statewide ballot would amend the state constitution to lessen criminal penalties for drug possession. Proponents say that the… Thu, 18 Oct 2018 09:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2018-10-18/issue-1-drug-sentencing /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2018-09-12/prison-strikes-and-reform A nationwide prisoners strike for better prison conditions officially ended September 9. Prisoners are calling for fair labor practices, better facilities… Wed, 12 Sep 2018 09:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2018-09-12/prison-strikes-and-reform /news/2017-09-12/new-franklin-county-jail-pods-will-change-inmate-interactions Franklin County’s jails are overcrowded and old. The downtown jail is 46 years old, and the jail on Jackson Pike is 31 years old. Neither functions… Tue, 12 Sep 2017 09:00:00 GMT /news/2017-09-12/new-franklin-county-jail-pods-will-change-inmate-interactions Debbie Holmes /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2017-08-31/filmmaking-and-art-by-inmates-behind-bars An innovative project worked with incarcerated women at the Dayton Correctional Institution to write and direct their own short films. The shorts will be… Thu, 31 Aug 2017 09:01:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2017-08-31/filmmaking-and-art-by-inmates-behind-bars /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2017-02-17/piper-kermans-prison-reform-activism Author of "Orange is the New Black: My Year in a Women's Prison" Piper Kerman has been an advocate for prison reform since she served time in a federal… Fri, 17 Feb 2017 10:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2017-02-17/piper-kermans-prison-reform-activism /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2015-05-27/orange-is-the-new-black-author-piper-kerman Before it was a critically acclaimed Netflix series, Orange is the New Black was the best-selling memoir of author Piper Kerman's thirteen month stay in a… Wed, 27 May 2015 09:00:00 GMT /show/all-sides-with-ann-fisher/2015-05-27/orange-is-the-new-black-author-piper-kerman