Rights Restoration Education in Ohio Jails and Prisons

Ohio State Legal Studies Research Paper No. 745

Drug Enforcement and Policy Center, December 2022

10 Pages Posted: 6 Dec 2022 Last revised: 9 Mar 2023

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Peter Leasure

Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law

Dexter Ridgway

Ohio State University (OSU)

Jana Hrdinova

Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law

Date Written: December 2, 2022

Abstract

Ohio has several rights restoration mechanisms. Among the most prominent are pardon, record sealing, and the certificate of qualification for employment (CQE). Important to the current study, each of these mechanisms have undergone changes in recent years that were meant to increase eligibility. However, research from other states (and some anecdotal evidence in Ohio) indicates that very few individuals with criminal history seek these mechanisms. Explanations for the low numbers of individuals seeking rights restoration mechanisms may include awareness and accessibility issues. In other words, if individuals are not aware of a mechanism or if the process is too burdensome or costly, fewer individuals may seek that mechanism. The current study focuses upon awareness and aims to explore whether Ohio jails and prisons provide any material or education about pardon, record sealing, or the CQE to individuals during or near release.

Keywords: rights restoration, collateral consequences of conviction, record sealing, pardon, certificate of qualification for employment

Suggested Citation

Leasure, Peter and Ridgway, Dexter and Hrdinova, Jana, Rights Restoration Education in Ohio Jails and Prisons (December 2, 2022). Ohio State Legal Studies Research Paper No. 745, Drug Enforcement and Policy Center, December 2022, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=4292128 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.4292128

Peter Leasure (Contact Author)

Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law ( email )

55 West 12th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
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Dexter Ridgway

Ohio State University (OSU) ( email )

Blankenship Hall-2010
901 Woody Hayes Drive
Columbus, OH OH 43210
United States

Jana Hrdinova

Ohio State University (OSU) - Michael E. Moritz College of Law

55 West 12th Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210
United States

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