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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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A mobile oxygen generator from the Ohio Department of Health will be available this weekend to refill oxygen tanks.
Posted inHealth

‘Reserves are running out’: Clevelanders scramble to find oxygen as power outage continues 

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice ReporterDakotah Kennedy by Stephanie Casanova and Dakotah Kennedy August 9, 2024August 12, 2024
Posted inNews

City crews, contractors working to clear downed trees from public spaces

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Stephanie Casanova August 9, 2024August 12, 2024
A woman wearing a blue apron and blue shirt stirs a large pot of caldo de pollo on a stove.
Posted inNews

‘Who better than the church?’ The Iglesia Nueva Vida community comes together to help people with no power

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Stephanie Casanova August 8, 2024October 18, 2024
From left, Jose Pinto, Paul Fitzpatrick and Matthew Poland measure the height of the shower handle placement while working on a bathroom renovation project. Fitzpatrick, director of CleveLawn-Home contracted renovation work to CleveLawn to give participants in the program a place to learn.
Posted inPublic Safety

‘You can’t overcome that by yourself’: CleveLawn-Home provides support, job training for justice-impacted Clevelanders

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Stephanie Casanova August 8, 2024August 8, 2024
A photo of people sitting around a table that is partly covered with bingo-like cards for a game called Scamo.
Posted inNews

Cops don’t collect fines. Cuyahoga County Scam Squad has tips to avoid fraud

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Stephanie Casanova August 5, 2024August 6, 2024
Cleveland Mayor Justin Bibb shakes hands with a resident as a second resident looks on at Luke Easter Park during the city's Night Out Against Crime event on Aug. 1, 2023.
Posted inNews

Cleveland invites residents to Night Out Against Crime events Tuesday

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Stephanie Casanova August 2, 2024May 16, 2025
A photo of the Cuyahoga County jail at the Justice Center in downtown Cleveland
Posted inNews

Cuyahoga County has no plans to bring back in-person visits for friends and family at the jail

Rachel Dissell, Community + Special Projects EditorStephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Rachel Dissell and Stephanie Casanova July 26, 2024October 18, 2024
George and Claire Neyra rehearse a dance on Thursday, days before they perform at a Peruvian independence day event.
Posted inArts and Culture

Festivals in Cleveland celebrate Peru’s National Holidays this weekend

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Stephanie Casanova July 25, 2024July 29, 2024
Video visitation terminals in the Cuyahoga County Justice Center.
Posted inNews, Public Safety

Report calls on Cuyahoga County to bring back in-person jail visitation, cut prosecutor access to calls and videos

Rachel Dissell, Community + Special Projects EditorStephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Rachel Dissell and Stephanie Casanova July 24, 2024October 18, 2024
Cuyahoga County Jail visitation kiosks are seen in the visitation room of the Justice Center in June 2024.
Posted inPublic Safety

Want to visit someone in the Cuyahoga County Jail? Here’s why video is your only option

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Stephanie Casanova July 23, 2024October 19, 2024

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