Hundreds of calls for help: What 911 logs reveal about the Cuyahoga County Jail
From assaults to suicide attempts, emergency calls can be a sign of problems that jails can’t handle on their own.
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The Movie Nerd Report: Wet, hot Cleveland summer
David Wain of “Wet, Hot American Summer” comes home to Northeast Ohio. Plus, the other happenings at Greater Cleveland’s independent cinemas.
Tri-C JazzFest’s new leader takes event in exciting directions
Orlando Watson is the first African American and youngest executive director in JazzFest history.
The Superhero Project creates personalized cartoon crusaders for disabled, chronically ill youth
“For some of the families, going through this process is an inflection point where it’s the first time that they and their child have the opportunity to be seen and understood and celebrated in the way that we want all kids to feel.”
Ohio governor grants mercy to man on death row for first time
Weeks before calling to abolish capital punishment in Ohio, Gov. Mike DeWine commuted the man’s death sentence to life in prison without parole.
Rediscovering Cleaveland’s Cleveland after 230 years
Today, a person can stand a short distance from one of the Moses Cleaveland Trees growing beside Lower Shaker Lake and look towards the city skyline five miles away, knowing that there is nothing between the two points that remains unchanged from 1796. It is a disorienting and sobering realization.
Court orders Ohio restrictions on kids’ use of social media restored
A federal judge has extended his block on enforcement of an Ohio law that would require children under 16 to get parental consent to use social media apps while a legal challenge proceeds.
