“New group aims to help Ohioans who have past criminal convictions on their record”

AUGUST 26, 2022

by Jo Ingles

A group that advocates on behalf of Ohioans who have criminal records is launching a new program in Cleveland.

The Alliance for Safety and Justice’s new program “TimeDone” will provide information to Ohioans held back by a past record to help them build economic stability for their families and communities.

The program also brings together Ohioans in communities most harmed by violent crime to advocate for “common sense” public safety policies that help break cycles of crime, victimization, and post-incarceration poverty.

Jay Jordan, CEO for the Alliance for Safety and Justice, said one out of six Ohioans has some sort of criminal conviction on their record. And he said, for many of them, that history haunts them the rest of their lives.

“Even if you do your time, even long after you pay all of your fines and fees, you complete probation or parole, these things last forever,” Jordan said.

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