The Cleveland Municipal Court will formally announce a partnership with the Laura and John Arnold Foundation (LJAF) to implement an evidence-based pre-trial risk assessment tool that judges can use to help them decide which defendants pose a risk to public safety and should be detained prior to trial, and which can be safely released.
Contact: Ed Ferenc, Public Information Officer
Cleveland Municipal Court
216 664 6787 / 216 789 2597
ference@cmcoh.org www.cmcoh.org
What: The Cleveland Municipal Court will formally announce a partnership with the Laura and
John Arnold Foundation (LJAF) to implement an evidence-based pre-trial risk
assessment tool that judges can use to help them decide which defendants pose a risk to
public safety and should be detained prior to trial, and which can be safely released.
When: Tuesday, December 6, 2016
11:30 a.m.
Where: Justice Center, Courtroom 15-A
1200 Ontario Street
Cleveland, Ohio 44113
Who: Ronald B. Adrine, Administrative/Presiding Judge, Cleveland Municipal Court
Matt Alsdorf, Vice President of Criminal Justice, LJAF
Frank Jackson, Mayor of Cleveland
Kevin Kelley, Cleveland City Council President
Armond Budish, Cuyahoga County Executive
Timothy McGinty, Cuyahoga County Prosecutor
Lisa Williamson, First Assistant to Incoming Prosecutor Michael O’Malley
Barbara Langhenry, City of Cleveland Law Director
Kimberly Barnett, City of Cleveland Prosecutor
Robert Tobik, Cuyahoga County Defender
John J. Russo, Admin/Presiding Judge Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court
K. J. Montgomery, Judge Shaker Heights Municipal Court
Patrick Carroll, Judge, Lakewood Municipal Court
Earle B. Turner, Cleveland Clerk of Court
Clifford Pinkney, Sheriff, Cuyahoga County
Rebecca Rupert McMahon, Executive Director of the Cleveland Metro Bar
Presidents of the Norman Minor and Hispanic Bar Associations