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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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Cleveland EMS unit driving past Cleveland City Hall.
Posted inNews

Here’s how some Northeast Ohio cities are responding to calls for mental health crises 

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Stephanie Casanova April 2, 2024January 22, 2025
Mambers of Greater Cleveland Congregations hold signs and stand in several rows, asking for support and justice for children facing bindovers in Cuyahoga County.
Posted inPublic Safety

Advocates ask Ohio Public Defender Commission to investigate Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Stephanie Casanova March 26, 2024October 18, 2024
Posted inPublic Safety

Frustration and hope: Reflecting on the Community Police Commission’s first year

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Stephanie Casanova March 21, 2024October 18, 2024
Supporters of Cleveland's Issue 24 police oversight amendment demonstrate at a news conference at City Hall in 2022.
Posted inPublic Safety

Framers of Issue 24 reflect on Community Police Commission’s first year

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Stephanie Casanova March 20, 2024October 18, 2024
Delante Spencer Thomas, the city’s chief ethics officer, speaks at the Community Police Commission's first meeting on Feb. 13, 2023, at the Frederick Douglass Recreation Center.
Posted inPublic Safety

‘An all-hands-on-deck project’: Cleveland official says mayor is committed to Community Police Commission’s success

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Stephanie Casanova March 20, 2024October 18, 2024
Community Police Commission co-chair John Adams and former co-chair Audrianna Rodriguez at a CPC meeting in February 2023.
Posted inNews

Cleveland Community Police Commission co-chairs want to move past conflict, get to police oversight work

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Stephanie Casanova March 20, 2024October 18, 2024
Four members of the Cleveland Police Monitoring Team stand in a circle and talk in a hallway near U.S. District Judge Solomon Oliver's courtroom after a status conference hearing on Thursday, March 7, 2024, at the federal courthouse.
Posted inPublic Safety

Federal judge orders Cleveland to give monitoring team access to police records

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Stephanie Casanova March 8, 2024October 18, 2024
Prosecutor Michael O’Malley and challenger Matthew Ahn take part in a debate at The City Club of Cleveland and moderated by Signal Cleveland's Nick Castele
Posted inElections

Cuyahoga County prosecutor candidates spar over diversion center, death penalty

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Stephanie Casanova March 5, 2024October 18, 2024
The back of two students faced the camera. Their turquoise t-shirts read, "we don't just learn civics ... we experience civics." The two high school students are looking up at a stage where Michael O'Malley sits behind a table with Matthew Ahn, both candidates for Cuyahoga County Prosecutor. Owen Pennington, another Civics 2.0 student, sits between the candidates moderating the debate.
Posted inElections

Cleveland high school students question candidates for Cuyahoga County prosecutor

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Stephanie Casanova February 29, 2024October 18, 2024
Prosecutor Michael O’Malley (left) and challenger Matthew Ahn
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Cuyahoga County prosecutor’s race voter guide: incumbent Michael O’Malley and challenger Matthew Ahn

Stephanie Casanova, Criminal Justice Reporter by Stephanie Casanova February 29, 2024October 19, 2024

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