by Ohio Conservatives for Bail Reform will focus on conservative policies to reform Ohio’s bail system
Columbus, OHIO – Today a group of conservative leaders from Ohio joined together to announce the formation of Ohio Conservatives for Bail Reform (OCBR). The goal of the OCBR is to provide a vehicle for individuals and organizations to become leaders in the bail reform effort. OCBR believes that bail reform, through conservative policies, will provide support for families, boost economic productivity, defend individual liberty and due process, promote public safety and fairness.
Participating in today’s announcement was Michael Hartley, who will serve as the Executive Director of OCBR. Joining Hartley were the founding members of the OCBR Leadership Council:
Gary Mohr, former Director of Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections
Daniel Dew, Buckeye Institute
Jeff Dillon, Americans for Prosperity
Ruth McNeil, Citizens for Community Values
Holly Gross, Columbus Chamber of Commerce
The OCBR Leadership Council consists of members from leading conservative, free-market, faith, business and corrections organizations and will serve as the coalition’s vehicle to help drive the conservative-minded policy bail reform solutions.
“I have spent five decades in corrections and rehabilitation, and I have fought to reduce the prison population, reform the criminal justice system, expand mental health care, and help inmates successfully re-enter the workforce”, said Gary Mohr, former Director of Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Corrections. “I am excited to work with my fellow OCBR Leadership Council members to promote conservative, common-sense bail reform solutions in Ohio.”
Adding to Mr. Mohr’s comments, Michael Hartley, OCBR Executive, said: “Conservatives in Ohio have an opportunity to promote the values we hold true by promoting bail and pretrial criminal justice reforms that reduce the state’s pretrial jail population, promote public safety, and make the criminal justice system equal for all in Ohio. OCBR will further conservative policies for bail reform that focus on the perspectives of family, economic productivity, individual liberty, due process, public safety and fairness.”
OCBR will begin meeting with policy makers to discuss conservative-minded solutions to bail reform, as well as working with conservative organizations in Ohio to build support at the grassroots level.
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