Ohio courts shouldn’t bring back debtors’ prisons

(The Toledo Blade © 5/11/2013)

When defendants can’t pay court costs , some judges jail them; these practices are inhumane, discriminatory, and a waste of tax money.

Attorneys question possible connections to Ariel Castro of 1980 murder of West Side girl

(The Plain Dealer © 5/9/2013)

Attorneys who maintain that Orlando "Chico" Morales was wrongfully convicted in 1981 for the kidnapping, rape and murder of a Cleveland 14-year-old girl say this week's charges against Ariel Castro made them ponder possible connections to the old case.

Samuel Hamilton Porter | 1927-2013: Attorney earned respect of those he met

(The Columbus Dispatch © 5/8/2013)
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Samuel Hamilton Porter, 85, an active member of the central Ohio legal community for 60 years, died Sunday after suffering a stroke three weeks ago.

Why You're in Deep Trouble If You Can't Afford a Lawyer

(MotherJones.com © 5/6/2013)

In January 1962, a man sitting in a Florida prison cell scrawled a note to the United States Supreme Court. He'd been charged with breaking into a pool hall, stealing some Cokes, beer, and change, and was handed a five-year sentence after he represented himself because he couldn't pay for a lawyer.

Memorandum regarding Indigent Criminal Defense Training Opportunities

Death Row inmate wins case for new DNA testing

(The Columbus Dispatch © 5/3/2013)

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Convicted inmates still trying to prove their innocence from Death Row and elsewhere in Ohio’s prison system received an assist from the Ohio Supreme Court yesterday.

Ex-inmates say innocent men remain on Death Row

(The Columbus Dispatch © 4/12/2013)

Derrick Jamison has moved to Louisiana since his 2005 release from Ohio’s Death Row. But the former Cincinnati resident said he is compelled to return by memories of the men he saw put to death during the 20 years he spent behind bars after being wrongly convicted.