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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 governor grants mercy to man on death row for first time

Weeks before calling to abolish capital punishment in Ohio, Gov. Mike DeWine commuted the man's death sentence to life in prison without parole.

Cuyahoga County Jail leaders knew their cameras were broken and took 4 years to fix them

A glitch in the surveillance system discovered in 2022 has finally been fixed. Families and inspectors could have used that evidence.

Former Cuyahoga County Judge Leslie Ann Celebrezze sentenced to 60 days in jail and $10,000 fine

Reporting by The Marshall Project - Cleveland leads to sentencing of former longtime Judge Leslie Ann Celebrezze for steering work to a friend.

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.

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