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Uncounted: Ohio’s failure to track lost pregnancies in jails spurs questions over care

By Mark Puente, The Marshall Project, News 5 Cleveland & Scott Noll ● Government ● May 15, 2025

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

In Shaker Heights and across the country, Trump’s anti-DEI push raises concerns for policing

By The Marshall Project & Wilbert L. Cooper ● Government ● April 28, 2025

DEI professionals and officers of color fear that a Trump-led backlash will erase the diversity gains made after the George Floyd protests.

All stick, no carrot: Ohio’s Reagan Tokes Law acts as a ‘one-way ratchet’ for prison time

By Doug Livingston & The Marshall Project ● Government ● April 17, 2025

Intended to curb prison violence with promises of early release, the law is turning out as unbalanced as critics feared, with sentences extended at every turn.

How Ohio’s Reagan Tokes Law keeps people in prison longer

By Doug Livingston & The Marshall Project ● Government ● April 10, 2025

It came as a response by lawmakers to a horrific crime. Now, thousands of people imprisoned since 2019 risk more time behind bars for breaking rules.

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

By Mark Puente & The Marshall Project ● Government ● March 27, 2025

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

Ohio is lifting old driver’s license suspensions for unpaid fines. Here’s what to know

By Rachel Dissell, The Marshall Project & Signal Cleveland ● Government ● March 20, 2025

The state will automatically cancel certain suspensions. Letters will be mailed to eligible drivers, sharing steps for getting licenses back.

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

By Mark Puente, The Marshall Project, Tara Morgan & News 5 Cleveland ● Public Safety ● March 4, 2025

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

Volunteer pretrial support aims to reduce jail population

By Doug Livingston & The Marshall Project ● Government ● February 28, 2025

The Unitarian Universalist Church of Cleveland is out to prove that, with personalized support, fewer people with felony charges would miss court and end up in jail.

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

By Mark Puente & The Marshall Project ● Government ● February 19, 2025

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

By Mark Puente, The Marshall Project, Tara Morgan & News 5 Cleveland ● Public Safety ● February 6, 2025

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

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