/news/tags/cuyahoga-county-jail Cuyahoga County Jail en-US Copyright Tue, 06 May 2025 19:33:01 GMT /law-justice/2025-05-06/detainee-dies-at-cuyahoga-county-jail-following-medical-emergency Tasha Grant was 39 years old and booked into the jail on April 17. Tue, 06 May 2025 19:33:01 GMT /law-justice/2025-05-06/detainee-dies-at-cuyahoga-county-jail-following-medical-emergency Matthew Richmond /law-justice/2025-02-24/cuyahoga-county-jail-inmate-dies-awaiting-inpatient-psychiatric-care Jennifer Wade was arrested in September for in incident involving Cleveland Clinic police. She was found unresponsive in her cell early on Feb. 23, 2025. Mon, 24 Feb 2025 18:26:31 GMT /law-justice/2025-02-24/cuyahoga-county-jail-inmate-dies-awaiting-inpatient-psychiatric-care Matthew Richmond /government-politics/2025-02-04/cuyahoga-county-to-start-900-million-jail-construction-in-august-2026 The plans call for a 1,886-bed facility in Garfield Heights. Tue, 04 Feb 2025 22:37:25 GMT /government-politics/2025-02-04/cuyahoga-county-to-start-900-million-jail-construction-in-august-2026 Matthew Richmond /government-politics/2025-01-23/nobodys-trying-to-help-him-deaths-in-cuyahoga-county-jail-intensify-scrutiny Videos depicting two men’s final moments, and the response by guards, raise alarms at the embattled jail where at least 24 people have died since 2018. Thu, 23 Jan 2025 11:19:23 GMT /government-politics/2025-01-23/nobodys-trying-to-help-him-deaths-in-cuyahoga-county-jail-intensify-scrutiny Mark Puente and Brittany Hailer, The Marshall Project, and Scott Noll, News 5 Cleveland /law-justice/2024-07-03/cuyahoga-county-approves-settlement-for-woman-pepper-sprayed-by-jail-officers The county settled with Cleveland Chantelle Glass, who was assaulted by two corrections officers in 2018. Wed, 03 Jul 2024 15:08:56 GMT /law-justice/2024-07-03/cuyahoga-county-approves-settlement-for-woman-pepper-sprayed-by-jail-officers Matthew Richmond /government-politics/2024-05-21/metrohealth-seeks-25-million-extension-of-cuyahoga-county-jail-medical-services-contract Cuyahoga County Council will press for more oversight under a new contract, which is expected to be signed before MetroHealth's contract expires in January. Tue, 21 May 2024 22:38:15 GMT /government-politics/2024-05-21/metrohealth-seeks-25-million-extension-of-cuyahoga-county-jail-medical-services-contract Matthew Richmond /law-justice/2024-03-13/cuyahoga-jail-class-action-lawsuit-settlement-requires-inspections-court-oversight Cuyahoga County Council approved the settlement Tuesday, more than five years after the suit was originally filed in federal court. Wed, 13 Mar 2024 21:24:15 GMT /law-justice/2024-03-13/cuyahoga-jail-class-action-lawsuit-settlement-requires-inspections-court-oversight Matthew Richmond /law-justice/2023-04-13/cuyahoga-county-executive-chris-ronayne-has-a-short-list-for-a-new-jail-site Ronayne is considering sites outside of Cleveland and plans to separate the jail from the courts tower. Thu, 13 Apr 2023 20:16:42 GMT /law-justice/2023-04-13/cuyahoga-county-executive-chris-ronayne-has-a-short-list-for-a-new-jail-site Matthew Richmond /law-justice/2022-12-09/mans-death-at-cuyahoga-county-jail-third-in-just-over-a-month Edrick Brooks died at the Cuyahoga County Jail early Friday morning, the third person to die there in just over a month. Fri, 09 Dec 2022 22:05:50 GMT /law-justice/2022-12-09/mans-death-at-cuyahoga-county-jail-third-in-just-over-a-month Matthew Richmond /news/government-politics/2022-11-10/appeals-court-overturns-conviction-of-former-cuyahoga-county-jail-administrator-ken-mills The 8th District Court of Appeals found that during Ken Mills' trial a visiting judge should have never allowed the use of a photo of a person who died at the jail and testimony about deaths there, including from outside the time period when Mills was employed by the county. Thu, 10 Nov 2022 20:45:23 GMT /news/government-politics/2022-11-10/appeals-court-overturns-conviction-of-former-cuyahoga-county-jail-administrator-ken-mills Matthew Richmond