326 | How Cuyahoga County Jail Keeps Prisoners from their Family and Records their Conversations w/Nikki Baszynski

Today, Hunter spoke once again with Nikki Baszynski of the Wren Collective to talk about the Criminal Legal System in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. This time, they discussed an update about youth representation in the county, and they also did a deep dive into how the county jail is denying prisoners in person visits and recording their conversations with family.   Guest Nikki Baszynski, Principal, Wren Collective   Resources: Wren Collective Report https://www.wrencollective.org/_files/ugd/8fe8f0_72700fa56eda43d78203966a3fbff476.pdf Other Reporting on Cuyahoga County Jail Issues https://signalcleveland.org/cuyahoga-county-jail-death-medical-care/ https://signalcleveland.org/how-cuyahoga-county-jail-video-visitation-works/#:~:text=In%202020%2C%20the%20county%20ended,only%20virtual%20options%20to%20visit. https://signalcleveland.org/cuyahoga-county-has-no-plans-to-bring-back-in-person-visits-for-friends-and-family-at-the-jail/ https://signalcleveland.org/in-an-about-face-cuyahoga-county-is-now-considering-allowing-in-person-jail-visits/   Today, Hunter spoke once again with Nikki Baszynski of the Wren Collective to talk about the Criminal Legal System in Cuyahoga County, Ohio. This time, they discussed an update about youth representation in the county, and they also did a deep dive into how the county jail is denying prisoners in person visits and recording their conversations with family.   Guest Nikki Baszynski, Principal, Wren Collective   Resources: Wren Collective Report https://www.wrencollective.org/_files/ugd/8fe8f0_72700fa56eda43d78203966a3fbff476.pdf Other Reporting on Cuyahoga County Jail Issues https://signalcleveland.org/cuyahoga-county-jail-death-medical-care/ https://signalcleveland.org/how-cuyahoga-county-jail-video-visitation-works/#:~:text=In%202020%2C%20the%20county%20ended,only%20virtual%20options%20to%20visit. https://signalcleveland.org/cuyahoga-county-has-no-plans-to-bring-back-in-person-visits-for-friends-and-family-at-the-jail/ https://signalcleveland.org/in-an-about-face-cuyahoga-county-is-now-considering-allowing-in-person-jail-visits/     Contact Hunter Parnell:                                 [email protected]  Instagram @PublicDefenselessPodcast Twitter                                                                 @PDefenselessPod www.publicdefenseless.com  Subscribe to the Patron www.patreon.com/PublicDefenselessPodcast  Donate on PayPal https://www.paypal.com/donate/?hosted_button_id=5KW7WMJWEXTAJ Donate on Stripe https://donate.stripe.com/7sI01tb2v3dwaM8cMN Trying to find a specific part of an episode? Use this link to search transcripts of every episode of the show! https://app.reduct.video/o/eca54fbf9f/p/d543070e6a/share/c34e85194394723d4131/home    Resgitser for the ABA Public Defense Summit Here https://events.americanbar.org/event/770bddad-346e-4f89-85f1-3e5b1d92b4ba/regProcessStep1