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A photo of the Cuyahoga County jail at the Justice Center in downtown Cleveland

Purchase of land for new county jail in Garfield Heights approved

by Doug Breehl-Pitorak and Cleveland Documenters 6 hours agoOctober 2, 2023

Cuyahoga County Council members voted to approve the purchase of about 72 acres in Garfield Heights for the new county jail site.

A state representative discusses a new Cuyahoga County jail.

Cuyahoga County Council rejects deal to buy Garfield Heights land for new jail

by Cleveland Documenters and Doug Breehl-Pitorak August 7, 2023August 8, 2023

The brandng image for Signal Cleveland's "Documenters Public Meetgns Report."

Cuyahoga County Council and RTA talk spending money (Podcast)

by Gennifer Harding-Gosnell, Lawrence Daniel Caswell and Cleveland Documenters August 1, 2023August 3, 2023

Nichole English (left) and Michael Dever (to the right of English) present a proposal for a new jail in Garfield Heights to the Cuyahoga County Council during a public hearing at the county council chambers on Monday, July 24, 2021.

Safety & Resilience

Building new Cuyahoga County jail in Garfield Heights could pose transportation issues for inmates, court operations

by Stephanie Casanova July 26, 2023August 1, 2023

Azzurra Crispino speaks out against the proposed new jail at the Cuyahoga County council meeting at the Cuyahoga County Administrative Building on July 6, 2023.

Safety & Resilience

‘We must go looking for people to fill up those jail cells’

by Stephanie Casanova July 8, 2023July 10, 2023

Cleveland Browns stadium

News

Cleveland Browns talk community investments (Weekly Chatter)

by Mark Naymik and Nick Castele May 8, 2023May 11, 2023

An illustration shows a man in prison with an upset expression on his face on the left, calling his family outside of prison, who are on the right side of the image, and also have upset expressions. In the background is an image of a prison on the left, and a home on the right. Dollars float in the foreground of the image, and two arrows pointing upwards indicate the rising cost of calls.

Safety & Resilience

The high cost of a conversation from Cuyahoga County jail

by The Marshall Project February 2, 2023February 2, 2023

The two buildings of the Cuyahoga County Jail rise above W. St. Clair Street and West Third in downtown Cleveland.

Cuyahoga County Council/Executive

Can Chris Ronayne find the key to the Cuyahoga County jail debate?

by Nick Castele November 15, 2022November 15, 2022

Latest meeting briefs

Purchase of land for new county jail in Garfield Heights approved October 2, 2023
Cuyahoga County Council members voted to approve the purchase of about 72 acres in Garfield Heights for the new county jail site.
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