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The Cuyahoga County Jail in Cleveland, where 7 inmates have recently died, is rat and roach infested, a blistering report from U.S. Marshals reveals, and inmates are denied basic food, water and health care, and are repeatedly intimidated by a paramilitary jail corrections officers group dubbed 'The Men in Black,' activity initiated by jail administrators and sanctioned by Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish.... Pregnant women sleep on mats on the floor, food is withheld for punishment, the county has ignored the deaths, and the list of unconstitutional infractions is ongoing, investigators say

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CLEVELAND, Ohio -- A blistering story published on Wednesday, Nov. 21 by the Cleveland Plain Dealer Newspaper, Ohio's largest  newspaper, at its online venue at  Cleveland.com , describes the Cuyahoga County Jail in Cleveland, Ohio, where seven inmates have died in recent months, as rat and roach infested and a despicable place where inmates are denied basic food, water and health care and are repeatedly intimidated by a paramilitary group jail jail corrections officers group dubbed the "Men in Black," activity initiated by jail administrators and sanctioned by Cuyahoga County Executive Armond Budish. The article, by Cleveland.com reporter Cory Shaffer, is as follows:  CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Cuyahoga County fails to provide jail inmates with the basic necessities they to need live. It withholds food and water and doesn’t provide medical and mental health care for inmates, according to a blistering report released Wednesday by the U.S. Marshals. The report says that t