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LaTonya Goldsby, president and co-founder of Black Live Matter Cleveland, speaks during the Cuyahoga County Council meeting on Oct. 10.
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Residents ask for community investment, not another jail

Dakotah KennedyCleveland Documenters by Dakotah Kennedy and Cleveland Documenters October 13, 2023November 26, 2024
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Posted inDocumenters, Government, News, Public Safety

Higher fines and possible jail time for parents of curfew violators (Podcast)

Gennifer Harding-Gosnell, Audio ProducerAvatar photoCleveland Documenters by Gennifer Harding-Gosnell, Lawrence Daniel Caswell and Cleveland Documenters October 11, 2023October 18, 2024
Hand holding cell phone with picture of new Cleveland City Hall Website
Posted inGovernment

How many 311 callers need language translation in Cleveland?

Dakotah KennedyCleveland Documenters by Dakotah Kennedy and Cleveland Documenters October 10, 2023November 26, 2024
A photo of Cuyahoga County Council Member Michael Gallagher asking about the Diversion Center at the Cuyahoga County Council Public Safety & Justice Affairs Committee meeting on October 6, 2023.
Posted inDocumenters, Government, Health, News, Public Safety

Not enough police use Cuyahoga County Diversion Center, official says

Doug Breehl-Pitorak, Documenters Assignment EditorCleveland Documenters by Doug Breehl-Pitorak and Cleveland Documenters October 6, 2023October 18, 2024
A photo of Commissioner Teri Wang as she motions to create a new committee to find and hire an attorney working outside the city’s Department of Law at the September 27, 2023 Cleveland Community Police Commission meeting.
Posted inDocumenters, Government, Health, News, Public Safety

Police commission debates hiring an independent lawyer

Avatar photoCleveland Documenters by Anastazia Vanisko and Cleveland Documenters October 6, 2023January 22, 2025
A screenshot of Council Member Michael Polensek speaking during an Oct. 2 City Council meeting.
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$3.5 million approved for Cleveland police helicopters

Dakotah KennedyCleveland Documenters by Dakotah Kennedy and Cleveland Documenters October 6, 2023November 26, 2024
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Public commenters’ mics cut at Cleveland City Council (Podcast)

Gennifer Harding-Gosnell, Audio ProducerAvatar photoCleveland Documenters by Gennifer Harding-Gosnell, Lawrence Daniel Caswell and Cleveland Documenters October 4, 2023October 18, 2024
A screenshot of the Safety Committee meeting at Cleveland City Hall on Sept. 27.
Posted inDocumenters, Government, News, Public Safety

Jail time on the line for parents under updated Cleveland youth curfew

Dakotah KennedyCleveland Documenters by Dakotah Kennedy and Cleveland Documenters October 3, 2023October 18, 2024
A photo of the Cuyahoga County jail at the Justice Center in downtown Cleveland
Posted inDocumenters, Government, News, Public Safety

Purchase of land for new county jail in Garfield Heights approved 

Doug Breehl-Pitorak, Documenters Assignment EditorCleveland Documenters by Doug Breehl-Pitorak and Cleveland Documenters October 2, 2023October 18, 2024
A screenshot of public commenter Chris Martin being asked to remove himself from the microphone during the September 25, 2023 Cleveland City Council meeting.
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Public commenters cut off at the mic

Avatar photoCleveland Documenters by Anastazia Vanisko and Cleveland Documenters September 29, 2023October 18, 2024

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