2016-05-12T16:08:33-05:00 2015-12-31 311340869 SHELDON REDER CPAS INC 1230 SPRINGFIELD PIKE CINCINNATI OH 45215 990 2015-01-01 311319172 OHIO JUSTICE AND POLICY CENTER OHIO 5134211108 215 E 9TH STREET 601 CINCINNATI OH 45202 DAN FALES TREASURER 5134211108 2016-05-03 true MARK REDER P00839365 5137714100 2016-05-12 2015 2016-09-27 15:27:22Z DAN FALES 215 E 9TH STREET 601 CINCINNATI OH 45202 981161 false X WWW.OHIOJPC.ORG X 1997 OH TO CREATE FAIR, INTELLIGENT, REDEMPTIVE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS THROUGH ZEALOUS CLIENT-CENTERED ADVOCACY, INNOVATIVE POLICY REFORM, AND CROSS- SECTOR COMMUNITY EDUCATION. 13 13 12 6 0 722529 879808 41000 82750 399 29 -4018 1277 759910 963864 0 0 523380 532903 0 83179 218292 257711 741672 790614 18238 173250 371061 567230 16477 39396 354584 527834 X TO CREATE FAIR, INTELLIGENT, REDEMPTIVE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEMS THROUGH ZEALOUS CLIENT-CENTERED ADVOCACY, INNOVATIVE POLICY REFORM, AND CROSS- SECTOR COMMUNITY EDUCATION. false false 289029 8000 SECOND CHANCE PROJECT: EXPANDING OPPORTUNITIES FOR PEOPLE WITH CRIMINAL RECORDS TO CONTRIBUTE TO THEIR COMMUNITIES. THIS ENCOMPASSES OUR SECOND CHANCE COMMUNITY OUTREACH LEGAL CLINICS (INDIVIDUAL LEGAL ASSISTANCE AND COMMUNITY-EDUCATION WORKSHOPS), OUR "CIVIL IMPACTS OF CRIMINAL CONVICTIONS" (CIVICC) DATABASE, AND OUR REENTRY POLICY ADVOCACY. THE PROJECT SERVED APPROXIMATELY 450 PEOPLE IN 2015. WE ARE THE FIRST LAW FIRM IN CINCINNATI (AND POTENTIALLY STATEWIDE) TO SUCCESSFULLY FILE SAFE HARBOR EXPUNGEMENTS, WHICH HELP VICTIMS OF HUMAN TRAFFICKING TO ERASE SOME CRIMINAL RECORDS. WE ALSO ARE THE PRIMARY SOURCE OF CQE-RELATED ASSISTANCE AND TRAINING IN THE STATE OF OHIO. OUR CIVICC DATABASE, A SEARCHABLE DATABASE OF OVER 800 COLLATERAL SANCTIONS IN OHIO LAW - IS THE ONLY ONE OF ITS KIND IN THE STATE. ALSO IN 2015, WE WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN SHAPING AND PUSHING FOR A NEW LAW THAT BARS PUBLIC EMPLOYERS FROM INCLUDING ON JOB APPLICATIONS QUESTIONS CONCERNING AN APPLICANT'S CRIMINAL BACKGROUND. THIS "BAN THE BOX" LAW ADDRESSES GROWING STATEWIDE AND NATIONAL CONCERN THAT THE JOB APPLICATION CHECK BOX ABOUT A CRIMINAL HISTORY CAUSE EMPLOYERS TO MISS OUT ON QUALIFIED WORKERS. 105333 27586 POLICY AND LEGISLATIVE ACTION: SAFELY AND SUBSTANTIALLY REDUCING THE NUMBER AND RACIAL DISPARITY OF OHIOANS IN STATE PRISON. THIS PROJECT CONSISTS OF POLICY RESEARCH, DEVELOPMENT, AND ADVOCACY, INCLUDING A LIMITED AMOUNT OF LOBBYING ACCORDING TO OJPC'S 501(H) ELECTION. WE COLLABORATE EXTENSIVELY WITH GRASSROOTS PARTNERS ACROSS OHIO TO EDUCATE POLICYMAKERS, THE MEDIA, AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC ON THE NEED AND METHODS FOR TRANSFORMATION OF THE CRIMINAL JUSTICE SYSTEM. 158019 47164 HUMAN RIGHTS IN PRISON PROJECT: PROTECTING THE HUMAN RIGHTS AND DIGNITY OF INCARCERATED PEOPLE. THIS PROJECT PROVIDES PRISONERS WITH LEGAL REPRESENTATION AND ADVOCACY TO ADDRESS VIOLATIONS SUCH AS THE DENIAL OF HEALTH CARE AND INFRINGEMENT OF RELIGIOUS RIGHTS. PART OF THIS PROGRAM INCLUDES OJPC'S "CONSTITUTIONAL LITIGATION CLINIC," WHICH WE TEACH IN PARTNERSHIP WITH NORTHERN KENTUCKY UNIVERSITY'S SALMON P. CHASE COLLEGE OF LAW. WE TAUGHT 9 THIRD-YEAR LAW STUDENTS ABOUT CIVIL RIGHTS LITIGATION THROUGH REAL CASES WITH OUR INMATE CLIENTS, IN BOTH STATE AND FEDERAL COURT. 34468 EXCEPTIONAL LEGISLATION: THE 2015 EXCEPTIONAL LITIGATION PROGRAM CONSISTED OF CASES THAT WERE DEEMED "EXCEPTIONAL" DUE TO THEIR HIGH PROFILE NATURE. THIS CATEGORY INCLUDED OUR REPRESENTATION OF A JUVENILE COURT JUDGE IN A CASE THAT COULD PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF ALL CRIMINAL DEFENDANTS. 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SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XI, LINE 2D FUNRAISING EVENTS EXPENSE 17,017 LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF ASSETS 280 SCHEDULE D, PAGE 4, PART XII, LINE 2D FUNRAISING EVENTS EXPENSE 17,017 LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF ASSETS 280 PIPER KERMAN EV 47168 28874 18294 13475 3140 BIKE RIDE 12688 12688 402 59856 41562 18294 13475 3542 17017 1277 FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4A STATE. ALSO IN 2015, WE WERE INSTRUMENTAL IN SHAPING AND PUSHING FOR A NEW LAW THAT BARS PUBLIC EMPLOYERS FROM INCLUDING ON JOB APPLICATIONS QUESTIONS CONCERNING AN APPLICANT'S CRIMINAL BACKGROUND. THIS "BAN THE BOX" LAW ADDRESSES GROWING STATEWIDE AND NATIONAL CONCERN THAT THE JOB APPLICATION CHECK BOX ABOUT A CRIMINAL HISTORY CAUSE EMPLOYERS TO MISS OUT ON QUALIFIED WORKERS. FORM 990, PAGE 2, PART III, LINE 4D EXCEPTIONAL LEGISLATION: THE 2015 EXCEPTIONAL LITIGATION PROGRAM CONSISTED OF CASES THAT WERE DEEMED "EXCEPTIONAL" DUE TO THEIR HIGH PROFILE NATURE. THIS CATEGORY INCLUDED OUR REPRESENTATION OF A JUVENILE COURT JUDGE IN A CASE THAT COULD PROTECT THE RIGHTS OF ALL CRIMINAL DEFENDANTS. IT ALSO INCLUDED OUR CAMPAIGN FOR CLEMENCY FOR A WRONGFULLY CONVICTED PRISONER, A CASE THAT HAS GARNERED INTERNATIONAL ATTENTION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B OPERATIONS MANAGER AND THE HEAD OF FINANCE COMMITTEE REVIEW AND APPROVE FORM 990 PRIOR TO FILING AND RECOMMEND CHANGES IF NEEDED. A COPY IS PRESENTED TO THE FULL BOARD DURING THE NEXT SCHEDULED MEETING. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 15A THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR IS NOT COMPENSATED. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO PROCESS TO DETERMINE HIS SALARY. IF WE WERE TO REPLACE HIM, THE BOARD WOULD DEVELOP A COMMITTEE TO HIRE A REPLACEMENT AND DETERMINE COMPENSATION FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 UPON REQUEST AND APPROVAL BY THE BOARD FORM 990, PART XI, LINE 9 FUNRAISING EVENTS EXPENSE 17,017 LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF ASSETS 280 FUNRAISING EVENTS EXPENSE -17,017 LOSS ON DISPOSAL OF ASSETS -280