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We need assistance not a study
As of Friday, April 24, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention released numbers that show 30% of known black patients tested positive for COVID-19. Conveniently or not, the report didn’t have any other racial information for 75% of all…
// Opinion
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Morrow County Jail in COVID Crisis - When Will ICE, Sheriff, Governor Do Something?
Over the weekend, ten inmates at the Morrow County Jail tested positive for COVID-19. The jail is one of two ICE contracted detention centers in Ohio.
Most, if not all are immigrants held on civil immigration charges for ICE. On Friday…
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Advocacy Groups, City Council member Shayla Favor: Ohio needs centralized rental assistance program to stave off “Tsunami” of evictions
With eviction filings for Franklin County spiking in late March and early April, local housing advocates agree a “tsunami” of evictions will hit Columbus and the rest of the state if Governor DeWine and the Ohio congressional delegation do not…
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As COVID spreads inside Ohio prisons, Ohio Immigrant Alliance calls for “20k in May”
Governor DeWine and Health Department Director Dr. Amy Acton failed to include Ohio prisons and jails in their COVID-19 harm reduction plan. Now, inmates, staff members, and their loved ones are paying the price.
Just last night, we…
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