Author: UUCC GCC Team

 GCC Pushes County Council for Pretrial Services

Pretrial Justice Team Pushes County Council to Fund Pretrial Services to Keep People out of Jail 

Dozens of GCC leaders were part of a crowd of 75 people that attended Tuesday June 20th County Council meeting to call on County Executive Ronayne and Council members to rethink … read more.

GCC Pretrial Justice ZoomTeam Meeting, February 7, 7 pm

Dear GCC Leaders,

GCC’s Pretrial Justice (formerly “Bail Reform”) Team is meeting on February 7th, 7 pm on zoom.

Please join us, with the link below.

• Since our last meeting in June 2022, we have learned much through research actions, interviews, reports and other sources.
• Our commitment … read more.

UUCC Shows Up at December 6 GCC Action

Over 934 GCC leaders and guests heard compelling information and facts from experts about Cuyahoga County’s overuse of Discretionary Youth Bindover, the process of transferring children under age 18 to adult court and, if convicted, sentencing them to adult prison. 

A highlight of the evening was the … read more.

GCC Delegate Assembly on Thursday, October 27 @ 7pm

GCC Delegate Assembly on Thursday, October 27 @ 7pm Greater Cleveland Congregations, (GCC ) Battle for Democracy leaders will provide updates on our Neighborhood Captain canvassing and plans for monitoring the polls on Election Day, November 8th. 

GCC Youth Bindover Team Leaders will update attendees on plans for the public hearing on ending the abuse of discretionary youth bindover on Tuesday, December 6th, at Olivet Institutional Baptist Church. Congregations will be asked at the Delegate Assembly to provide their turnout goals for this Youth Bindover Action.

GCC: Fall Planning Begins July 28th, at 7pm!

Next Thursday, July 28th, at 7pm we will begin planning for our October 11 action. The hybrid action (both onsite and virtual attendees) will feature a public hearing on the practice of binding juveniles over to the adult criminal justice system. The action will also include updates on our neighborhood captain work in … read more.

Pre-trial Detention Stories: Wanted by GCC

GCC Leadership has asked members of the Criminal Justice Team to solicit personal stories of pre-trial detention from within our congregations. So, if you have had such an experience, or know of someone who has, we’d very much like to talk with you and, of course, we’ll maintain any level of confidentiality you require.. Please contact one of us via email or phone as soon as possible. Our contact information can be found in the UUCC Directory.