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GARFIELD HEIGHTS, Ohio — The Cuyahoga County Jail Coalition is heading up a campaign called"No New Jail." It is against the building of a new jail facility in Garfield Heights. It said a new facility in Garfield Heights will be far from public transit, court hearings, and other resources.
The last time News 5 covered this story, the Cuyahoga County Council voted 8-3 to purchase 72 acres of vacant land in Garfield Heights for the new jail campus. Henton said the coalition wants to see the new build be voted on by Cuyahoga County voters,"We would have to do, of course, signature collection, so we would pull petitions to collect signatures, which we do have a number of volunteers poised to do just that," said Henton.News 5 reached out to the County, who responded:
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