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In Brust v. Ohio Parole Board, we argued the Ohio Parole Board’s reliance on secret information violated parole-eligible Ohioans due process rights. Parole-eligible Ohioans had no notice of victim statements used in their parole hearings; this violates the due process guarantee “that a party has been heard and understood in a forum free from bias, dishonesty, or injustice.” Furthermore, this lack of fairness had a heavy human toll for the individuals in the parole system where an arbitrary and dishonest process denies them freedom.
Filed with Cincinnati Black United Front, Abolitionist Legal Center, and the Roderick & Solange MacArthur Justice Center.
The Court of Appeals of Ohio, Tenth Appellate District ruled the Parole Board’s policy violated constitutional due process rights. You can read the ruling from November 14, 2023 here.
Due Process Institute thanks Alphonse A. Gerhardstein of Freidman, Gilbert, + Gerhardstein for his amicus support on this issue.