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How a public record cost Cuyahoga County taxpayers $650,000

By The Marshall Project & Mark Puente ● Government ● December 10, 2025

A worker’s demotion after releasing court records to The Marshall Project – Cleveland led to a lawsuit alleging retaliation and witness intimidation.

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

By Brittany Hailer & The Marshall Project ● Public Safety ● December 6, 2025

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

Getting a single parking ticket in Lorain led hundreds to lose their driver’s licenses

By The Marshall Project & Mark Puente ● Civic Engagement ● November 25, 2025

A Marshall Project – Cleveland investigation has prompted city officials to stop issuing parking citations that, for years, led to license suspensions.

‘It was chaos’: How an Ohio youth treatment center tried to put an end to rising violence

By Brittany Hailer & The Marshall Project ● Public Safety ● November 6, 2025

A year after taking over Mohican Young Star Academy, new owners and leadership face questions from workers, police and neighbors about its direction.

Uncounted: Ohio lawmakers propose bill to track pregnancy outcomes in jails and prisons

By Mark Puente & The Marshall Project ● Government ● October 29, 2025

A Marshall Project – Cleveland and News 5 investigation helped spark a bipartisan bill to track pregnancy outcomes in Ohio jails and prisons.

Cleveland Police hire firm to look for potential bias when officers encounter the public

By Mark Puente & The Marshall Project ● Public Safety ● October 24, 2025

The move follows a Marshall Project – Cleveland analysis that found police searched Black people more often than White people in stops in 2023.

‘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.

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Overcrowding, outdated facilities and poor management have led to filthy conditions for jail detainees.

‘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.

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.

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