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Justice & Restoration

Organization
Ohio Justice & Policy Center
Grant Amount
$10,000
Year
2024

The Challenge

Incarcerated women often face harsher punishments, fewer resources, and deeper trauma than their male counterparts—yet their stories remain overlooked in the criminal justice system.

“Fighting for second chances.” OJPC staff celebrates with a client who has benefited from their service.

The Transformation

In 2024, the Ohio Justice & Policy Center (OJPC) received a $10,000 Extend Your Impact award from Impact 100. This funding helped OJPC expand its outreach to women’s correctional facilities, provide legal education workshops, and grow its network of legal support throughout Ohio.

Led by CEO Gabe Davis, a Cincinnati native with a national civil rights law background, OJPC fights for fairness and redemption. The team advocates for wrongly or excessively incarcerated individuals, supports parole hearings, expunges records, and restores basic human rights—from housing and employment to parental rights and healthcare.

The Impact

  • Legal aid extended to women at Ohio’s Marysville prison and beyond
  • Expansion of second-chance clinics, record sealing, and pardon representation
  • Major cases included:
    • Michelle, released after 30 years of a wrongful conviction, now reunited with family
    • Barb, whose 60 convictions were erased because of the abuse she endured as a victim of sex trafficking
  • Exposure from the Impact 100 award helped OJPC raise additional funding to sustain and grow its mission

Justice doesn’t wait—neither do we.

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"We’re not going to get a handle on the problem of incarceration if we don’t specifically acknowledge the over-incarceration of women, how they’re more harshly prosecuted for drug offenses than men, and how they’re disproportionately treated and disciplined in prison for the same infractions as men."
Gabe Davis, CEO, Ohio Justice & Policy Center

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