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Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter

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A freelance reporter based in Arizona, Stephanie was the inaugural criminal justice reporter with Signal Cleveland until October 2024. She wrote about the criminal legal system, explaining the complexities and shedding light on injustices/inequities in the system and centering the experiences of justice-involved individuals, both victims and people who go through the criminal legal system and their families.

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The back of the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Justice Center is seen from the Red Line Train on Oct. 2, 2023.
Posted inPublic Safety

Every child accused of a crime has a right to an attorney. Is Cuyahoga County providing the best possible representation?

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice ReporterRachel Dissell, Community + Special Projects Editor by Stephanie Casanova and Rachel Dissell December 8, 2023October 18, 2024
Brenda Glass sits in a conference room in front of her degrees and some awards she's gotten for her work helping victims of violent crime.
Posted inPublic Safety

Crime victims’ assistance at risk of federal funding cuts

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Stephanie Casanova December 4, 2023December 4, 2023
City administrators answer questions about changes to Cleveland police union contracts at the Public Safety Committee meeting in City Hall on Nov. 22, 2023. Three members of Mayor Justin Bibb's administration and a Cleveland Police deputy chief sit at a conference table across from city council members that are in the committee.
Posted inPublic Safety

Cleveland police pay increase comes with a move to 12-hour shifts

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Stephanie Casanova November 28, 2023October 18, 2024
Council members Joe Jones and Stephanie Howse-Jones argue after a Cleveland City Council Public Safety Committee meeting on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023. Other council members and city administrators are walking out of the meeting room.
Posted inGovernment, Public Safety

Two Cleveland City Council members say they felt ‘unsafe’ at meeting. Another cautions not to minimize ‘real pain’ of protesters

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Stephanie Casanova November 22, 2023October 18, 2024
A crowd at the International Wrongful Conviction Day rally holds up signs outside the Cuyahoga County Justice Center on Oct. 2, 2023.
Posted inPublic Safety

‘Last resort for people.’ CSU Law School to open wrongful conviction clinic

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Stephanie Casanova November 22, 2023November 21, 2023
Matthew Panknin, instructor of a commercial cultivation operations course at the Cleveland School of Cannabis, talks about the cannabis growth process during an open house event at the school on Nov. 15, 2023. Panknin is standing between two rows of CBD cannabis plants in the school's grow room.
Posted inElections

Here’s what you should know about growing marijuana at home in Ohio

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Stephanie Casanova November 16, 2023October 18, 2024
Posted inNews

Here’s what you should know about recreational marijuana in Ohio

Frank Lewis, Director of the Editors’ BureauStephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Frank W. Lewis and Stephanie Casanova November 14, 2023November 29, 2023
Drawn image of three marijuana plants in pots. Issue 2 passed legalizing recreational marijuana in Ohio for people age 21 and older.
Posted inNews

Questions about recreational marijuana? We’ve got answers

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice ReporterFrank Lewis, Director of the Editors’ Bureau by Stephanie Casanova and Frank W. Lewis November 10, 2023November 29, 2023
Issue 2 would legalize recreational marijuana in Ohio for people age 21 and older. Drawn image showing six marijuana plants, an Ohio identification card and a beg of marijuana.
Posted inElections

Ohio voters back Issue 2 allowing adults to carry and use recreational marijuana 

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Stephanie Casanova November 7, 2023November 7, 2023
Janice Ridgeway (right) speaks during a Community Police Commission meeting at the Frederick Douglass Recreation Center on Feb. 8, 2023.
Posted inPublic Safety

Police monitoring team wants Cleveland Community Police Commission to end public arguing

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Stephanie Casanova November 3, 2023October 18, 2024

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