Overhaul in Ohio: A talk with attorneys Kim Brooks Tandy and Al Gerhardstein on the case against DYS

Sweeping changes to the juvenile justice system are taking place in Ohio, thanks to a federal class action first filed as a compliant against the Ohio Department of Youth Services in 2004 and resulting in a settlement in May 2008. Joining us are Kim Brooks Tandy, the Executive Director and Founder of The Children’s Law Center, Inc. and Al Gerhardstein, a civil rights attorney and President and Founder of the Ohio Justice and Policy Center. Both served as members of the co-counsel in the case representing all the children who are or will be placed in Ohio’s DYS custody. The provisions of the 2008 settlement included widespread reform, from an overhaul of the “culture” of DYS facilities to major changes in release practices. Please join us as our guests elaborate on their case for reform and speak to the changes, challenges and promise that await Ohio’s juvenile system. This interview will be broadcast live this Thursday at 4:30 PM EST.