If Cuyahoga County Council moves forward with plans to buy land to build a new jail, the decision is likely to be undone by the next executive.
revealed there remains oil deposits in the ground, as well as explosive methane and cancer-causing benzene gases that would require continuous remediation to prevent serious health risks.for residential use by installing standard vapor mitigation systems that are commonly used across the city and country, but neither candidate is convinced.
“The Jail II site is not contaminated. The old juvenile detention facility site is not contaminated,” Weingart wrote. “Thus, the County would not compromise the health of the defendants and jail staff.” tearing down the courthouse and converting the area into a green, aesthetically pleasing deck over the Innerbelt freeway trench next to the East 22nd Street Bridge, with other development possible.Cuyahoga County needs to do something about deteriorating conditions in the current jail, candidates agree.
Weingart is also pushing greater focus on diversion and treatment to help reduce the jail’s population, keep non-violent offenders out of jail and generally help residents avoid the cyclical track to jail. And if the county commits to a lower capacity, it could also force judges “to exercise more discipline” in setting bond, which he called “good public policy.”
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