Of the average of 1,500 inmates in the Cuyahoga County Jail, the bulk are from Cleveland. Not all of them are necessarily charged with a crime. For years, the city has deposited people police had arrested but not yet charged in the county jail downtown. Now – as officials debate how much the city should pay per day for each inmate – Cuyahoga County has notified the city that the jail will no longer take prisoners who have not been formally charged. “No person in this county, or elsewhere, ever wants to be arrested and subjected to confinement without being charged,” County Executive Chris Ronayne and County Council President Dale Miller wrote in a letter to Mayor Justin Bibb. “After all, probable cause to arrest ought to equate to probable cause to charge.” — Laura |
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Cleveland is the only municipality that routinely sends uncharged individuals to the Cuyahoga County Jail, according to the county. (David Petkiewicz, cleveland.com file photo) |
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Jail inmates: Sometimes when Cleveland police arrest individuals suspected of committing crimes, they take them to the Cuyahoga County Jail to be held while they seek official charges, but the county says it will no longer accept them. The county announced the policy change in a recent letter to city officials, arguing that arrests without charges are unnecessary and a potential liability, if individuals are held and released without ever being charged. Yost vs. Ramaswamy: President Trump’s endorsement may mean Vivek Ramaswamy is the frontrunner in Ohio’s race for governor. But Dave Yost is not leaving the race. And, at least so far, there’s no immediate reason for the Columbus resident to do so. The May 5, 2026, primary election is still a distant 14 months away, which is more than enough time for a campaign-altering faux pas, major shifts in voter sentiment, and for additional candidates (like, potentially, Lt. Gov. Jim Tressel) to enter the race, writes Jeremy Pelzer. Add in Yost’s years of preparation and campaign experience – not to mention the $2.5 million in his campaign’s bank account, at last check – and he’s bought himself at least some time. Today in Ohio: After teasing the announcement for months, Vivek Ramaswamy officially entered Ohio’s Republican governor’s race for 2026. We’re talking about what he stands for on Today in Ohio, cleveland.com’s daily half-hour news podcast. |
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Ticket quotas: A bipartisan Ohio House bill would ban police departments from using quotas of arrests or citations for promotions, transfers or discipline, reports Anna Staver. It would also create a form to anonymously report quotas to the Ohio attorney general, whose team would investigate and issue cease and desist orders when necessary. CVNP: About 40 seasonal jobs have been posted for Cuyahoga Valley National Park and it looks like the park will be able to hire for the various jobs, which include program educators, maintenance workers, custodial staff, interpretive rangers at the visitor center and law enforcement, reports Peter Krouse. Transportation budget: An $11.5 billion budget for maintaining Ohio’s roads and bridges unanimously passed the House Finance Committee on Tuesday after Republicans removed language mandating Ohioans prove citizenship before registering to vote at the Bureau of Motor Vehicles, reports Anna Staver. School principals: Gov. Mike DeWine wants the state to spend $10 million over the next two years on a program that would allow people to become school principals through apprenticeships. Laura Hancock reports that the apprenticeships would allow aspiring principals to train under veteran principals to get on-the-job experience and help school districts train and retain skilled principals. Repeal emissions: U.S. Sen. Bernie Moreno, a Westlake Republican who built his fortune through a chain of Cleveland-area car dealerships, is introducing legislation that would repeal emissions rules and give tax breaks to car manufacturers, reports Sabrina Eaton. Moreno argues U.S. auto manufacturing has been under attack with inconsistent regulations, foreign competition, and misguided federal policies hurting auto workers, consumers and auto makers. Medicaid: A group of Democratic U.S. Congress members from Ohio are urging Gov. Mike DeWine to reject a proposal that would impose work requirements for Medicaid eligibility in Ohio. Sabrina Eaton reports they sent a letter urging DeWine to reconsider a waiver request the Ohio Department of Medicaid sent in December, “and instead focus on solutions that holistically support working families and those in need.” |
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Metroparks connector: The Cleveland Metroparks is about to begin construction on a century-old idea — that of a park connection from what is now the Fairview Hospital area on Cleveland’s West Side to the Rocky River Valley more than 100 feet below. Rich Exner reports that nationally noted landscape architect and planner Frederick Law Olmsted Jr. wrote notes on the potential for the connection during his visits in 1915 and 1916. County loans: Cuyahoga County Council is expected to approve new safeguards to prevent developers who request county loans from later changing terms without full oversight and approval. Kaitlin Durbin reports the new ordinance will require all economic development proposals to list out essential deal terms, including how the loan will be repaid, and forces any major changes to those terms to go before the county’s Community Improvement Corp. for review. Budget info: Cleveland City Council is legislating away one of its biggest pet peeves with the city’s finance department: The omission of the previous year’s budgeted figures in the new year’s budget proposal. Council has asked the finance department to do this for years, but they have not done it. Sean McDonnell reports council took the next step and made that request a requirement by passing a new ordinance, 17-0, Monday night. Granada Gardens: Tenants of the Granada Gardens Apartments are calling on the building’s owner to make repairs to the buildings, which they say suffer from mold, roaches, mice, exposed wiring and a lack of security. Lucas Daprile reports tenants held a news conference Tuesday after a recent court decision allowed the apartments' landlord to return management of the property to a company that residents said let the complex fall into disrepair. Winter plants: There are several ways that outdoor plants can prepare for tough times during winter, Lois Rose writes in the gardening column. This process is known as “hardening.” |
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Clinic helicopters: The Cleveland Clinic is getting three new medical transport helicopters with advanced safety features that expand their ability to transport patients in bad weather, along with other improvements, reports Julie Washington. The new five-bladed Airbus H145s helicopters also are quieter during takeoff, approach and landing, give off fewer carbon dioxide emissions, and have quicker startups for faster deployment. Joann: Following its second bankruptcy filing in less than a year, all Joann store locations are set to close, pending court approval. Megan Sims reports the move comes after GA Group and lenders were selected as the winning bidders to acquire practically all of Joann’s assets, the company said in an statement to its customers. |
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Life sentence: A Parma man who ran an illegal daycare out of his home was sentenced Tuesday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for rape and gross sexual imposition. Jeremy Bahner, 40, was arrested in May 2023 and accused of illegally filming an 11-year-old girl inside his home, David Gambino reports. Muni court: Cleveland Municipal Court will remain closed “until further notice,” an official said, as the office fights a cyber threat that shuttered it this week, reports Lucas Daprile. Stand-off: An 18-year-old man wanted on charges involving two separate shootings barricaded himself in a home on Cleveland’s East Side before he was arrested Tuesday by U.S. marshals, reports Olivia Mitchell. Hit and run: A Maple Heights man charged with the hit-and-run of two Cleveland Water Department employees denied the allegations Tuesday, reports David Gambino. Lorenzo Martin, 61, was indicted this month by a Cuyahoga County grand jury on two counts of vehicular assault and two counts of failure to stop after an accident. |
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Ask Yadi: What do you do when your friend always borrows your stuff but won’t return the favor? Yadi Rodriguez advises that maybe you can have a discussion with her on why her lack of reciprocating the favor upsets you. Masu: Dante Boccuzzi is opening Masu, a modern sushi concept at Valor Acres in Brecksville, a mixed-use development with housing, retail, dining and lifestyle amenities. Paris Wolfe reports that Masu restaurant will offer fast-casual rolls and bowls for lunch. '& Juliet': Corey Mach is coming home again. Joey Morona reports the Strongsville native stars as William Shakespeare in the North American tour of “& Juliet,” the smash musical opening a three-week run at Playhouse Square’s Connor Palace on March 4. Paris Baguette: Paris Baguette is set to open a new location in Avon, its first franchise location in Greater Cleveland. Paris Baguette’s Avon location will open at 35705 Chester Road near the Walmart, reports Alex Darus. Wren Day: Folklore suggests Wren’s Day, the day after Christmas, started out as a yearly day of sacrifice around the winter solstice. Wren in Dingle, Ireland, is no longer a day of sacrifice so much as it is a day of community. There are many parades and a lot of drinking, writes Skip Hall. |
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