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Mark Puente

Mark Puente is a staff writer leading investigative reporting efforts for The Marshall Project – Cleveland. Puente, a former truck driver, has worked for The (Cleveland) Plain Dealer, The Baltimore Sun, the Tampa Bay Times and the Los Angeles Times. Puente is a two-time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize.
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Uncounted: Ohio’s failure to track lost pregnancies in jails spurs questions over care

One woman’s pregnancy ended in the Cuyahoga County Jail amid ignored cries for help and an ‘egregious performance failure’ by medical staff.

Judge Celebrezze now admits to allegations of case steering in lucrative divorce cases

Cuyahoga County judge’s shift puts her seat in jeopardy as a disciplinary hearing and FBI investigation loom, following Marshall Project reporting.

Sheriff: Bodycam footage from Cuyahoga County Deputies will now come out within 7 days

Policy shift follows a Marshall Project - Cleveland and News 5 Cleveland investigation into the October shooting of a teen by a deputy.

FBI Subpoena Targets How Cuyahoga County Judge Leslie Celebrezze Steered Work to Friend

The grand jury subpoena also focuses on Mark Dottore’s company, which has earned more than $500,000 in fees from the court since 2017

Under pressure, Cuyahoga County releases video of teen’s shooting by deputy

After four months, the county provided body cam footage, and is weighing policy changes amid a Marshall Project and News 5 Cleveland investigation

‘Nobody’s trying to help him’: Deaths in Cuyahoga County Jail intensify scrutiny

Videos depicting two men’s final moments, and the response by guards, raise alarms at the embattled jail where at least 24 people have died since 2018.

Relief coming to Ohio drivers suspended over lack of money

A Marshall Project and News 5 investigation inspired a bipartisan bill to address the license suspension crisis affecting hundreds of thousands of Ohioans.

You can see who is in many Ohio jails with a few clicks — just not in Cuyahoga County

The sheriff’s department lags behind other agencies by failing to offer a website to help the public quickly learn who’s inside its notorious county jail.

Cuyahoga County Jail will now do more than show people the door

Reentry changes come in response to The Marshall Project - Cleveland investigation that showed people leaving jail got little help to avoid returning.

Judge Celebrezze denies misconduct claims, faces a disciplinary hearing in January

Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Judge Leslie Ann Celebrezze has filed her responses to multiple counts of misconduct alleging she steered lucrative divorce cases to a personal friend, Ohio Disciplinary Counsel records show.

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