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Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter

Author Archives: Stephanie Casanova

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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Matt Weinkam, executive director of Literary Cleveland, hold a microphone stand and talks about the upcoming Inkubator writing conference at the Crust Pizza patio during a mixer for Literary Cleveland members at Visible Voice Books on Tuesday, July 16, 2024.
Posted inArts and Culture

In an election year, Literary Cleveland’s Inkubator encourages writers to ‘create dangerously’

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Stephanie Casanova July 17, 2024July 17, 2024
Cleveland is hiring patrol officers at a recruiting event this week. This photo shows a sedan with Cleveland Police written on the doors
Posted inPublic Safety

Respect and empathy wanted by those likely to use new crisis response in Cleveland

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Stephanie Casanova July 12, 2024January 22, 2025
Commissioner Teri Wang sits between two other Community Police commissioners and talks to community members, addressing accusations made against her.
Posted inPublic Safety

Cleveland Community Police Commission co-chairs ask Mayor Bibb to remove commissioner

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Stephanie Casanova July 10, 2024October 18, 2024
Posted inNews

Here’s what you can do if a loved one is having a mental health crisis

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Stephanie Casanova July 8, 2024May 16, 2025
The Third District Police Station is seen on January 20, 2023. Cleveland's 911 call center is housed in the Third District Police Station.
Posted inExplainers

Who decides where a Cleveland 911 call gets directed?

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Stephanie Casanova July 2, 2024October 19, 2024
A woman is shown making a phone call, facing away from the camera.
Posted inPublic Safety

Mental health experts to join 911 call center

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Stephanie Casanova July 2, 2024October 18, 2024
A photo of people sitting in small groups at tables and listening to a speaker who stands in front of a white board.
Posted inCommunity Reporting

‘Celebrate, uplift and look out for each other’: Cleveland event seeks to unite neighbors, create safer communities

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Stephanie Casanova June 20, 2024June 19, 2024
(From left) Jesse DismukEs, neighborhood services coordinator for the Fairfax Renaissance Development Corp., leads a Neighborhood Conversations meeting where residents talked about safety with officers Malcom Sutton-Nicholson, Roger Jones and Ashley Connole at at Meijer's Fairfax Market on Thursday, june 5, 2024.
Posted inPublic Safety

Building trust keeps neighborhoods safe, Cleveland and Cleveland Clinic police tell Fairfax residents

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Stephanie Casanova June 6, 2024October 18, 2024
Brian Ray, the Cleveland State University law professor who directs the Center for Cybersecurity and Privacy Protection, talks about police surveillance at a forum Thursday, May 30, 2024, at New Sardis Primitive Baptist Church.
Posted inPublic Safety

Legal experts: Cleveland police need more oversight on surveillance technology use

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Stephanie Casanova June 5, 2024October 18, 2024
Larry Jones, (center) the deputy commissioner who oversees Public Safety IT staff, answers a community member's question at a Community Police Commission forum about police surveillance technology, at New Sardis Primitive Baptist Church on Thursday. Jones and several other police and community leaders discussed how Cleveland uses surveillance technology.
Posted inPublic Safety

Here’s how Cleveland police use surveillance technology

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Stephanie Casanova June 3, 2024October 18, 2024

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