Cuyahoga County Jail

The property on Transport Road in Cleveland is a former oil refinery and many who spoke during the public comment period question the need for a new jail; Columbus City Attorney sues the state over 'medical conscience clause'; Kent State gets grant to expand services for Black babies; and more stories.

Shondo Moffitt arrived at the jail on February 15. The cause of his death is unknown.

Two Republican state lawmakers have introduced a bill that is similar to Florida’s new law that critics have dubbed the "Don't Say Gay" law; the committee charged with finding a place to build a new Cuyahoga County jail delayed a vote on a proposed site after hearing from citizens who are against the plan; retiring Republican U.S. Sen. Rob Portman says he will vote against the U.S. Supreme Court nomination of Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson; and more stories.

The Justice Center Executive Steering Committee will continue discussing the proposed site at its next meeting.

The organization joins a current and a former Councilmember in speaking out against building a jail on the site.

The Ohio Redistricting Commission has failed for a second time to reach the bipartisan consensus needed to pass 10-year maps of state legislative districts based on 2020 census totals; the winners of lawsuits challenging the redraw of the legislative maps submitted their own plan for new lines to the state’s redistricting commission over the weekend; Dominion Energy says it's making progress at restoring gas service that's knocked out the heat for about 100 customers in downtown Akron; and more stories.

The only bid the county received is from Cuyahoga County Justice Partners, a group that includes Cleveland-based Ozanne Construction.

There are a number of closings and cancelations following Sunday night’s winter storm that dumped more than a foot of snow in some parts of the region; COVID-19 hospitalizations are trending downward after reaching record highs early this month; Ohio GOP Senator Rob Portman and six other U.S. senators traveled to Ukraine over the weekend to meet with that country’s president and other officials; and other stories.

Thirty-year-old Adam Weakley was found unresponsive in his cell Saturday evening, the statement said. He was brought to MetroHealth Medical Center and pronounced dead about an hour later.

Officials are currently considering locations for the jail. According to a county spokeswoman, there are two frontrunners under consideration by the county. Based on news reports, one location is in an industrial site in Slavic Village. It’s unclear where the other frontrunner is.