Eric Ivey

Repressive Cuyahoga warden didn’t want citizens talking to FBI about his brutality

CUYAHOGA COUNTY, OH – One day after FBI agents visited the Cuyahoga County jail, warden Eric Ivey stopped citizens being held for trial or serving time from making and receiving telephone calls.   Control room deputies conducted a “red zone” lock down on outgoing and incoming calls throughout the day. Those jailed were told two men were caught talking after 11 p.m. the same night FBI agents visited the jail.  The next day phones that are normally available between the hours of 9 a.m. and 10 p.m. to inmates who purchase $25 phone cards were silenced.  Sources said rule violations usually…

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