Caitlin Johnson, Author at The Land

Caitlin Johnson

Caitlin Johnson lives in Shaker Heights with her family. She is the communications director at Policy Matters Ohio and sits on the board of the Ohio Organizing Collaborative.

Former teen mom Linda Howard mothers young mothers, builds political power

By Caitlin Johnson ● Social Equity ● October 13, 2022 October 14, 2022

Linda Howard makes it her life’s work to provide care to young moms when family and governmental and nonprofit assistance aren’t enough. She provides person-to-person help with material goods, low-cost rent, mental health care, and mentoring – and she’d do even more, if it weren’t for a decade-old conviction that bars her from participation in some efforts.

Could Bratenahl’s mayor’s court be violating defendants’ constitutional rights? Some experts say yes.

By Caitlin Johnson ● Government ● August 19, 2020 May 27, 2022

In 2013, state lawmakers clearly targeted Linndale – Northeast Ohio’s most notorious speed-trap – when they abolished mayor’s courts in municipalities with populations under 200. Linndale is not an affluent community. Nearly half the residents live below the poverty line and the median income is just over $30,000.

Bratenahl declared racism a public health crisis, now it should stop over-policing its neighbors and reform the mayor’s court

By Caitlin Johnson ● Government ● August 4, 2020 May 27, 2022

In the wake of George Floyd’s murder and the Black Lives Matter protests that have rocked our cities and small towns, the village of Bratenahl recently sponsored a resolution calling on Congress and the state legislature to “ensure Black Americans have equal protections under the law” and declare racism a public health crisis.

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