Archive for the “News” Category

Remembering Hiroshima and Nagasaki

Seventy-five years ago today, around 150,000 people died when the United States dropped the first nuclear bomb on the city of Hiroshima. Three days later, approximately 75,000 people died when the U.S. dropped another nuclear bomb on Nagasaki. Read More

Nominate a Local Peace Builder

Help Choose This Year's IJPC Bob Maxwell Peace Builder Award Recipient.Read More

Supreme Court Restores DACA, Advocates Call for Permanent Path to Citizenship

On June 18, the Supreme Court of the United States ruled 5-4 that the Trump Administration's termination of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA) was “arbitrary and capricious;” resulting in the restoration of the DACA program which provides protections for more than 700,000 young immigrants.Read More

My COVID-19 Experience on the Inside of Marion Correctional Institution

Written by an MCI inmate in collaboration with Ohio ACLU.Read More

Ways to Stand Up for Racial Justice

If you, like us and many others, are outraged by the murders of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmaud Arbery, police brutality, and violent racism, we invite you to stand up for justice. We also know that looks different for everyone. We have compiled a list of potential ways to take action and encourage you to find what is right for you. Read More

Spring 2020 Newsletter

IJPC's Spring 2020 Newsletter includes updates on how IJPC and the communities we serve have been impacted by COVID-19. IJPC advocates for and with those on death row, immigrant families, and victims of human trafficking -- all of whom experience increased risk and vulnerability during these times. Read More

Protect Survivors of Child Sex Trafficking in Ohio

In 2015, a teenaged victim of sex trafficking was sentenced to 21 years to life in prison for a crime that occurred during an attempt to escape from her trafficker. Alexis Martin was 15 years old at the time, and despite Alexis’ age, she was tried in the Ohio court system as an adult.Read More