ACLU Class Action Lawsuit Targets Conditions at Ohio’s Supermax Prison

January 22, 2001 ACLU Class Action Lawsuit Targets Conditions at Ohio's Supermax Prison Citing conditions that have led to inmate suicides, the American Civil Liberties Union of Ohio on January 9, 2001 filed a federal civil rights action demanding significant and far-reaching changes at the Ohio State Penitentiary in Youngstown. The lawsuit is being brought by the ACLU of Ohio and the New York-based Center for Constitutional Rights as a class action on behalf of 21 named inmates. If the court permits, the class action could ultimately be expanded to include a significant percentage of the 450 . . .