Our children are in

trouble
Presentation By:
Vanessa L. Enoch, Ph.D. Student
Youre probably thinkin this
!as"
way
back
then
#he $ore thins
chane"
#he $ore they stay the
sa$e"
%s a Pastor and an %ttorney, #racie &unter
sa! !hat !as happenin to our children"
't broke her heart(((
She ran for judge to put an end to
their sufering
She ran on a
pro$ise to protect
and help )E%) our
children. She kept
that pro$ise
and no! she is
payin dearly *or
that(
)ehabilitation Education %pplication
)estoration
Our children are in
trouble
Ohio Department of Youth Services Annual udget
is !"##$###$###% &here is a price tag on our
children's heads% !()"$("* per day% Average daily
population +,"# kids
-!.*/ per child per day%
0)%)1 of Ohio's incarcerated
children are African2American$
0*1 of them are boys%
Our children are under
attack
&hey are being
gunned down in the
streets
+ot ,ust in -eruson,
.issouri
or in Sanford$
3lorida
&rayvon 4artin5 6unned down at age +*$
by a civilian on 3ebruary )/
th
$ )#+)$ his
killer was e7onerated%
4ichael rown5 6unned down at
age +($ by a police o8cer on
August 0$ )#+,% 9e was going
to be starting college in weeks%
But riht here in S/
Ohio
:ohn ;rawford$ age )) was gunned down on
August .$ )#+, by a police o8cer in a
<almart store% 9e was armed with a toy gun
he intended to purchase in an open carry
state% 9e never got the chance to live his life%
Our children are 0icti$s o* an
elaborate school1to1prison
pipeline
=n 9amilton ;ounty$ Ohio
>
Dare program evaluations consistently proved the program to be
inefective? yet it remains widely popular and is in (#1 of school
districts across the @%S$ with a !+%" billion annual budget% &he
objective is to keep police o8cers in schools% 9ence$ access to the
pipeline that feeds prisons%
'nstead o*
$akin a trip
to the
principals
o2ce, our kids
are takin a
trip do!nto!n
to &a$ilton
3ounty
4u0enile 3ourt
*or
$ischie0ous
ae
appropriate
beha0iors
)e$e$ber !hen !e !ere kids and !e did
so$ethin nauhty in school5 /e !ent to
the principles o2ce"#oday, because o*
prora$s like D.%.).E., there are police
o2cers in schools.
/hat e0er
happened to
childhood5
+o!, there are
blurred lines
bet!een the
,ustice syste$
and the education
syste$.
/hen she beca$e
,ude"

#he 6rst black and the

6rst de$ocrat 4ude in
&a$ilton 3ounty 4u0enile
3ourt

'n the courts 778 year

history

She !as $akin a

di9erence *or our
children

She beca$e a
!histleblo!er and tried
to stop the in,ustices
)e$e$ber !hen !e !ere children"!e
could ,ust be children.
#oday our children could spend years
incarcerated *or thins !e ser0ed
detention *or, or thins !e !rote
sentences *or""
' !ill not che! u$ in school. ' !ill not che! u$ in school. ' !ill
not che! u$ in school. ' !ill not che! u$ in school. ' !ill not
che! u$ in school. ' !ill not che! u$ in school. ' !ill not che!
u$ in school. ' !ill not che!
<hen it was appropriate$ :udge 9unter made
them write(
#he 3o$$odity".
-irst"black $en
under the auspices
o* the /ar on
Drus".
#hen black boys"
#he1School1#o1Prison
Pipeline"
So $any aborted
drea$s
3hildren should
be educated,
not
incarcerated(
#he purpose *or
,u0enile court
!as supposed to
be *or
rehabilitation,
not punish$ent(
4ude &unter put an end to
$uch o* the su9erin

Stopped
shacklin in
her courtroo$

Stopped the$
*ro$ $akin
children share
under!ear
She !as protectin our
children

Stopped $edia *ro$

puttin na$es and *aces
o* accused youth in the
paper and on tele0ision.

She !as protectin the$

*ro$ the ::: outside
their school. )e$e$ber
+orth 3ollee &ill.

She !as protectin the$

*ro$ a li*eti$e o* sti$a
*or so$ethin they did as
children
She belie0ed that children
!ere entitled to a *air trial

Stopped the
prosecutors
o2ce *ro$
hidin e0idence
in police reports

.ade sure
children ot a
*air trial and *air
sentencin
She bean pluin their
pipeline
She put an end to the $ass
incarceration o* our children
She bean to put an end to the +e! 4i$ 3ro!
in
3incinnati
#he +e! 4i$ 3ro!

So$e!here alon
the !ay, the po!ers
that be 6ured out a
!ay to reintroduce a
ne! 4i$ 3ro!(

% ne! econo$ic
syste$ !as born.

Like sla0ery, this

syste$ relied on
hu$an capital to
sustain its e;istence.
>
:udge 9unter became a
whistleblowerAAA
She began to report the
discrepancies in reporting to the
Ohio Supreme ;ourt%
:udge 9unter
Bept her
promises to
the children of
9amilton
;ounty
As a result
of
keeping
those
Cromises$
she
was sued an
unprecedent
ed
"# times by
Depublicans
%
9amilton ;ounty Cublic
Defenders O8ce
;incinnati EnFuirer
<;CO
9amilton ;ounty Crosecutors
O8ce
9amilton ;ounty ;ommissioners
O8ce
4ude &unters trial !as a !itch1
hunt and a $odern day lynchin
.ake no $istake about it"
She *aced < *elony chares.
3riends and family members of her accusers got the pleasure of
sitting on the jury to
convict her% &his is illegal in the @nited States of AmericaA
&he right to a fair trial by an
impartial jury is guaranteed by
the /
th
amendment to the @%S%
;onstitution%
She was
unfairly G
wrongly
convicted of
one of those
charges%
#his trial had the =randeur o* a
.urder #rial
%nd strateically, riht
be*ore the trial,
Prosecutor 4oe
Deters accused
4ude &unter o* ,ust
that"
.>)DE)
/hat !ould $ake
so$eone stoop
so lo! as to call
a ,ude a
$urderer
because o* her
rulins5
%t the start o* the
trial"

#hey reported that the $ost

heinous o* these chares !as
the backdatin chare"but
durin ,ury deliberations, they
chaned the story and be*ore
co$pletion o* ,ury deliberations,
they !ere already reportin the
0erdict.

/ho !as the in*or$ant5

4ude +adel re*used to poll the

,ury( So, !e dont kno! !hat
their real 0ote !as.
#his trial has been !rouht !ith
corruption(
#he -acts

?@A o* children ser0ed in

&a$ilton 3ounty 4u0enile 3ourt
syste$ are %*rican1%$erican.

B<A o* children incarcerated in

Ohio Depart$ent o* Youth
Ser0ices *acilities are *ro$
&a$ilton 3ounty, 3incinnati,
Ohio.

<C.CA o* Ohios incarcerated

children are %*rican1%$erican,
<DA o* the$ are boys.

#he syste$ is $akin $oney

o9 o* our sons.
<here is justice for
:udge 9unterH
<here is justice for
our childrenH
She stood up *or our
children"
+o! its ti$e *or us to stand up *or 4ude &unter(
EVEnoc
h
/ho stands to bene6t *ro$ such a
syste$555
#he school1to1prison pipeline is the
biest case o* &u$an tra2ckin in the
history o* this country.
You $ay be surprised to kno! that this is a *a$ily
business"..
%n Elaborate Syste$ o* 'n,ustice
%n Elaborate School1to1Prison Pipeline
>
<e need national dialogue G action to stop the school2to2prison pipeline
cartel%
<hite Supremists
have traded in
their hoods for
robes$
business suits$
teaching
certiIcates$ and
police uniforms%
Cut an end to this racist regimeAAA E7ercise your
right to voteAAA Our children's futures depend on
itAAA
All children deserve a childhood and a chance at a full and
prosperous lifeA
)epublicans !ould stop at
nothin to keep 4ude
&unter out o* o2ce

Voter Suppression F+othin ne!"

Poll1!orker errorG &anin 3hadsG
Electronic Votin .achines
FSnappinH, .issin BallotsH

)e*used to count the 0otes a*ter 7?

$onths, nu$erous appeals, and a
IC,888,888 court battle to keep her
out

/hat !ere they doin *or those 7?

$onths5

Early )etire$ent o* 4ude :arla

=rady

%ppoint$ent o* 4ohn /illia$s, 4ude

&unters opponent be*ore the court
battle ended. &e lost the election to
&unter. &e !as subseJuently also
$ade the %d$inistrati0e 4ude o0er
4ude &unter. #his is a clear case o*
0oter nulli6cation.
Prosecutor, 4oe Deters 3a$pain Donors is the
/hos /ho o* the )epublican Party.
/e $ust re$ain 0iilant and stop the 0icious attack on
4ude #racie &unter and black children throuhout this
county.
On +o0e$ber B, C87B, !hen you o to the polls,
0ote:
9amilton ;ounty
Ohio
#he 3ase Study
Vanessa Enoch K 3heri -ranklin1Scott, Ph.D. Students
>nion 'nstitute K >ni0ersity
-or a *ull case study on 4ude #racie .. &unter and &a$ilton 3ountys backlo
o* cases, contact 0anessa.enochL$ail.co$
&elp the 3a$pain -or Our 3hildren:
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E3opyrihted by Vanessa L. Enoch, %ll rihts reser0ed