CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cuyahoga County and MetroHealth agreed to pay a combined $100,000 settlement to the family of a county jail inmate who died from a drug overdose, according to probate court records.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An inmate died while in custody at the Cleveland County Detention Center Aug. 9. According to a press release, Matthew Alexander ...

Cleveland County approved a $20 million settlement agreement in a lawsuit pertaining to the death of Shannon Hanchett, who died while an inmate in the Cleveland County Detention Center nearly four ...

The mother of a Cleveland County inmate who died from fentanyl toxicity in jail has filed a lawsuit against former sheriff Chris Amason and jail employees for wrongful death. Alex Wright was ...

The mother of an inmate who died in the Cleveland County Detention Center is suing former Sheriff Chris Amason, the former undersheriff and other sheriff’s office employees for her son’s death. Alex ...

When someone is injured or dies in the Cuyahoga County jail, security cameras can help investigators understand what happened, who was responsible and how to avoid future mishaps. But ceiling-mounted ...