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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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Scott Osiecki, CEO of the Alcohol Drug Addiction and Mental Health Services Board of Cuyahoga County, shares what a care response program is with people who attended a Feb. 15 meeting at Miles Elementary School. A report published Wednesday summarized the community input on care response the board got at community meetings.
Posted inPublic Safety

Cleveland residents want care response program to include ongoing training, community connections

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Stephanie Casanova May 30, 2024January 22, 2025
White sign trimmed in red reads, 'Notice this area under surveillance'
Posted inPublic Safety

Privacy rights and effectiveness of police surveillance to be discussed at Cleveland Community Police Commission event

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Stephanie Casanova May 23, 2024October 18, 2024
(From left) Sara Smith, Kristin Butcher, Carolyn Foster and Michelle Szozda laugh as Smith tells a story about learning what juicing was unrelated to the drug slang term on Thursday, May 16, 2024, at the Northeast Reintegraton Center. The women were part of the Frederick Douglass Project for Justice visitation program.
Posted inPublic Safety

Not defined by mistakes: Prison visitation program emphasizes the humanity of incarcerated people

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Stephanie Casanova May 21, 2024May 20, 2024
A young boy holds a sign in front of a crowd of people holding signs.
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‘Not the Bullet, the Ballot’: Hundreds mobilize to remove barriers for Ohioans with criminal convictions

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Stephanie Casanova May 20, 2024October 18, 2024
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Cleveland families who lost loved ones to homicide reclaim their stories

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Stephanie Casanova May 17, 2024October 18, 2024
Fred Ward, state director of Building Freedom Ohio, says the organization's movement, “On the Ground Railroad,” will continue the liberation work of the Underground Railroad.
Posted inPublic Safety

Building an ‘On The Ground Railroad’: Group aims to remove barriers to employment for formerly incarcerated people

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Stephanie Casanova May 13, 2024June 26, 2024
Jessica Ireland, senior manager at The Center for Effective Public Policy, stands behind a podium and talks to Greater Cleveland Congregations members about best practices when it comes to reducing the number of people held in jail before their trial.
Posted inPublic Safety

How courts are reducing the number of Greater Clevelanders in jail awaiting trial

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Stephanie Casanova May 8, 2024October 18, 2024
Tonesa Welch (center) talks to event attendees after she shared her story of how she overcame a life of drug trafficking and prison at the Cleveland Public Library on Saturday, May 4, 2024.
Posted inPublic Safety

‘Never give up’: Tonesa Welch shares message of hope with women in Cleveland

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Stephanie Casanova May 7, 2024May 6, 2024
Louis Reed, executive vice president of the Douglass Project, stands in front of Metropolitan Coffee during his most recent visit to Cleveland on April 18, 2024. Reed said the organization's visitation program in Cleveland is integral to the organization raising awareness of the needs of women who are incarcerated.
Posted inPublic Safety

This prison visitation program connects incarcerated people with everyday residents to break stereotypes 

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Stephanie Casanova April 30, 2024October 18, 2024
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Cuyahoga County committee to examine how justice system is working for kids here

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice ReporterRachel Dissell, Community + Special Projects Editor by Stephanie Casanova and Rachel Dissell April 29, 2024October 18, 2024

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