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The Cuyahoga County Jail improved its performance in the latest annual state review, correcting dozens of infractions inspectors flagged a year ago.

The Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction found the jail out of compliance with 17 state standards, according to the 2019 report. Last year鈥檚 report found 84 violations.

During inspectors鈥� Nov. 4 visit, the jail鈥檚 two-way communication system was either absent or not working in several parts of the facility. The state also cited the facility for poor lighting.

鈥淎t the time of the inspection, there were cells in 鈥楯ail 1鈥� that had no natural light,鈥� state inspectors wrote, referring to a portion of the main jail facility at the Downtown Justice Center. 鈥淚n some areas, there were no windows at all, and in other areas, the windows were painted black.鈥�

Jail officials did not always staff required security posts, leading to 鈥渞ed-zoning鈥� lockdowns, inspectors found. Staff also did not follow policies and prosecutors for issuing keys, according to the report.

Many violations cited in last year鈥攕uch as broken showers and toilets, soiled inmate clothing and a lack of documented medical procedures鈥攄id not appear in this year鈥檚 report.

The 2018 report counted about 2,200 inmates in the Downtown jail. While this year鈥檚 report noted that parts of the jail remain overcrowded, the overall population is now just below the official total  capacity of 1,765.

The jail has faced increased scrutiny from state and local officials after a string of inmate deaths prompted a scathing U.S. Marshals Service report in November 2018. Gov. Mike DeWine announced this June that the state would inspect the county jail monthly.

Prosecutors have pursued charges against corrections officers and former jail leaders as part of a state criminal investigation.

A judge sentenced the former warden, Eric Ivey, to one year of probation in October. Ivey pleaded guilty to misdemeanor charges of obstruction and falsification, agreeing to testify in future cases involving the jail or county government.

In September, a jury acquitted two corrections officers of several charges in the alleged beating of an inmate. The jury failed to reach a verdict on two counts, which prosecutors have said they plan to retry.