A state review of the death of a woman in Cuyahoga County’s custody last year found that the care Jennifer Wade received did not meet state standards.
An inspector with the Ohio Department of Rehabilitation and Correction found jail staff did not immediately initiate CPR after Wade was found without a pulse on Feb. 23, 2025.
In fact, body camera video showed it was more than 15 minutes from the time Wade was found naked under a blanket on the floor of her cell in the jail’s mental health unit before anyone began chest compressions on the 41-year-old…