Overcrowding – Reporting Public Policy

Reporting Public Policy

A Reporting Project of the Kent State University School of Media and Journalism

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Ashlyne Wilson September 16, 2015August 14, 2017 0 Comments Addiction, Heroin, Overcrowding, Portage County, Portage County Commissioners, Portage County Jail, Sheriff David Doak

New Sales Tax to Fix Portage County Jail Overcrowding Issue

By Ashlyne Wilson and Alexis Oswald *Audio Story done by Alexis Oswald* Over the last two years, the Portage

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Vivian Feke November 11, 2014August 14, 2017 0 Comments Community, Crime, Drugs, Election, jail, Law Enforcement, levy, ohio, Overcrowding, Portage County, Portage County Sheriff, Women

Portage County female inmates face crowded conditions

By: Vivian Feke, Celia Fernandez and Joanna Kamvouris Rows of plastic cots, known in prisons as “boats,” line the floors

Gabriel Kramer and Alyssa Morlacci December 9, 2013December 11, 2013 0 Comments Overcrowding, Portage County, Portage County Commissioners, Portage County Jail, Portage County Sheriff, Ravenna

Portage County Jail finds a temporary fix for overcrowding

The Portage County Jail was built less than 20 years ago, but it wasn’t designed under the impression that female