Public Safety Archives – Page 5 of 23

‘A significant failure’: Experts cite mistakes in Cleveland hospital restraint death

By Doug Livingston, Brittany Hailer, Mark Puente & The Marshall Project ● Public Safety ● October 22, 2025

Tasha Grant told a deputy and hospital staff 23 times that she could not breathe. Instead of an evaluation, she got handcuffs and skepticism.

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First Brands founder resigns amid accounting scandal and billions in missing funds

By The Associated Press ● Communities ● October 14, 2025

The founder and CEO of First Brands is resigning just weeks after the auto parts supplier filed for bankruptcy protection amid an accounting scandal that has left its lenders looking for more than $2 billion in missing funds.

Broken showers, black mold and clogged toilets: Cuyahoga County Jail is disgusting

By Brittany Hailer, Ivy Scott, Daja E. Henry & The Marshall Project ● Communities ● October 9, 2025

Overcrowding, outdated facilities and poor management have led to filthy conditions for jail detainees.

Cleveland now has a full-time LGBTQ+ community liaison; one of only a handful in the country

By Ken Schneck & The Buckeye Flame ● Communities ● October 7, 2025

Cleveland’s LGBTQ+ community liaison – is a first in Cleveland and maybe even in Ohio.

Rep. Miller’s National Guard ploy is divisive, political and dangerous: Op-Ed

By Lynn Tramonte ● Public Safety ● October 1, 2025

If we really want to reduce crime, we have to understand why it happens. It won’t be fixed through a show of force. Instead, we have to invest in our communities.

Lakewood drafts first-in-Ohio ‘Gender Freedom Policy’ in response to anti-trans attacks

By Ken Schneck & The Buckeye Flame ● Communities ● September 29, 2025

The wide-ranging set of protections pits home-rule – the state policy added in the 1920s to grant power to local municipalities – squarely against the power of the state.

‘She had no legs. Why would they restrain her?’: A Cleveland woman died in custody

By Brittany Hailer, Doug Livingston, Mark Puente & The Marshall Project ● Government ● September 25, 2025

Officials said Tasha Grant’s heart stopped from the restraint. A special prosecutor is reviewing the actions of hospital workers and a deputy.

Echoes of the future: An Afrofuturist gala centering Cleveland’s Black maternal health

By Unity Powell ● Health ● September 23, 2025

“For every one death of a white baby in the city of Cleveland, Black babies and Black mothers are dying four times more often.”

Glenville Human Trafficking Drop-In Center provides safe haven for survivors

By Christopher Johnston ● Public Safety ● September 18, 2025

Since it opened in April 2021, the Human Trafficking Drop-in Center (DIC) in Glenville has been a safe space for women survivors. It is the first facility of its kind in Northeast Ohio.

Controversial Cuyahoga County deputy unit tickets mostly Black drivers, records show

By Mark Puente, Doug Livingston, The Marshall Project, Tara Morgan & News 5 Cleveland ● Communities ● September 15, 2025

A review of Downtown Safety Patrol traffic stops shows deputies rarely issue tickets or make arrests.