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Brittany Hailer

Brittany Hailer is an award-winning investigative journalist and educator based in Cleveland, Ohio. She is a staff writer with The Marshall Project-Cleveland. She is the former co-founder and director of the Pittsburgh Institute for Nonprofit Journalism and former Assistant Teaching Professor of Writing at the University of Pittsburgh.

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Brittany's Latest Articles

Teen treatment center CEO accused of unlawful sexual contact with minor in police sting

Police say the head of Fox Run Center for Children and Adolescents drove nearly 200 miles to meet with someone he believed was a 14-year-old girl.

The girls who survived

Ohio’s residential treatment centers left them with trauma and questions. The friendships forged inside helped them heal and find answers.

It was supposed to be a haven for troubled teens. They risked everything to escape

At Fox Run, one of Ohio’s largest youth residential treatment centers, kids and former staff detail a litany of trauma.

State reverses course, finds Cuyahoga Jail staff failed to start CPR in Wade’s death

State inspectors said jail staff failed to provide CPR to Jennifer Wade after finding her unresponsive in her cell in February 2025.

We asked Ohio’s death row what they think of governor’s death penalty reversal

Like Gov. Mike DeWine, most agreed the death penalty is broken and does not deter crime, but not always with the same reasoning.

Hundreds of calls for help: What 911 logs reveal about the Cuyahoga County Jail

From assaults to suicide attempts, emergency calls can be a sign of problems that jails can’t handle on their own.

Ohio bill could force state to shut down troubled residential treatment facilities

The proposal comes just months after The Marshall Project - Cleveland exposed violence at a residential youth facility northeast of Columbus.

New videos show ‘absolutely egregious care’ in 2025 Cuyahoga County Jail death

Ohio reopens review of Jennifer Wade’s death after county officials failed to provide body cam footage.

Deadly errors: Why people keep dying inside Cuyahoga County’s Jail

Jail administrators fail to fix mistakes that continue to cost lives, an analysis of state records by The Marshall Project - Cleveland shows.

‘Substantial risk’: Mohican Young Star Academy admissions suspended as state investigates

Weeks after The Marshall Project - Cleveland found escalating violence, Ohio’s embattled youth treatment center is once again facing scrutiny.

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