CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cuyahoga County has routinely denied records requests for surveillance and body camera video that would shed light on issues involving possible civil rights abuses at the county jail, including several cases that resulted in indictments against corrections officers.

Cleveland.com requested 11 videos from the county related to incidents at the jail. The longest outstanding request is more than a year old and involves a Feb. 5, 2018 incident where an inmate says he was beaten by corrections officers. That incident is at the heart of criminal charges filed Thursday against the two guards.

The county has cited an exemption in Ohio’s public records law that the cases are part of criminal investigations and not subject to release.

The Ohio Attorney General’s Sunshine Law manual, created to help governments discern whether records are public, says that disciplinary records involving public employees are not allowed to be exempt from public disclosure even if there is a parallel criminal investigation.

Cleveland.com filed a claims in the Ohio Court of Claims for several of the videos and are awaiting the county’s formal denials of several other video requests. County spokeswoman Mary Louise Madigan and Sheriff’s spokesman John O’Brien have in multiple phone calls and emails said the videos will be denied.

Here is a list incidents where they county has denied access to videos from the jail:

Feb. 5, 2018: Officer John Wilson and Cpl. Jason Jozwiak. They were indicted Thursday on accusations that Wilson repeatedly punched inmate Joshua Castleberry, busting out of his two teeth, including one that was lodged in his nasal cavity. Castleberry needed facial reconstruction surgery, the indictment says. Cleveland.com requested the video on Feb. 13, 2018. The video was never provided, nor was an official denial.

Aug. 27, 2018: This incident involves now-fired corrections officer Martin Devring, who is accused of ignoring inmate Joseph Arquillo as he was dying in the jail. Devring walked up to Arquillo’s mat on the floor of his jail cell, kicked Arquillo’s mat and walked away when Arquillo was in clear distress, according to prosecutors. Devring was charged with tampering with evidence, dereliction of duty and interfering with civil rights.

March 4, 2018: Charles Enoch was accused of attacking an inmate with mental illnesses. Enoch was suspended 20 days without pay for the incident.

July 16, 2018: Cpl. Idris-Farid Clark and Officer Robert Marsh are accused of attacking and pepper-spraying inmate Chantelle Glass as she was strapped to a restraint chair. Clark is charged with felonious assault, a second-degree felony, and misdemeanor charges of interfering with civil rights and unlawful restraint. Marsh is charged with misdemeanor counts of assault, unlawful restraint and interfering with civil rights.

Oct. 2, 2018: Officer John McCloud attacked an inmate after he said he “snapped,” blacked out and beat an inmate for seven minutes, records say. McCloud resigned on Dec. 1.

Oct. 16, 2018: Officer Darriell Hayes was accused of attacking an inmate with Tourette Syndrome. Hayes was not punished for the incident.

Nov. 1, 2018: Officer Brandon Smith was accused of harassing an inmate interviewing with the U.S. Marshals Service, who at the time were investigating issues with the jail. The report, issued 20 days later, said officers had harassed and intimidated inmates on their way to be interviewed by the marshals team. Smith was given a written reprimand.

Nov. 3, 2018: Officer Christopher Perdue was accused of attacking a praying inmate. Perdue was suspended for five days without pay.

Dec. 27, 2018: Brenden Kiekisz hanged himself in his jail cell, and the circumstances surrounding his death have never been made public. County spokesman Mary Louise Madigan initially said the investigation was completed, but the county later denied a request for the video and investigation documents citing “pending legal action.”

March 22, 2019: Cpl. Nicholas Evans and Officer Timothy Dugan are accused of attacking an inmate strapped to a restraint chair, giving the inmate a concussion. Evans is accused of turning off his body camera before repeatedly punching the inmate. Evans is charged with felonious assault, unlawful restraint, tampering with evidence and interfering with civil rights. Marsh is charged with misdemeanor counts of assault, unlawful restraint and interfering with civil rights.

Date Unknown: An incident involving Cpl. Christopher Little that is under investigation by the FBI. The inmate involved in the incident was moved from the Cuyahoga County Jail to the Geauga County Jail shortly after the incident, his defense attorney previously said.