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‘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.

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‘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.

Cuyahoga County prosecutor checking the credibility of Deputy Kasey Loudermilk after he was accused of lying

By Mark Puente & The Marshall Project ● Public Safety ● September 11, 2025

Cuyahoga County Prosecutor’s Office officials are questioning the credibility of Kasey Loudermilk, the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Department deputy who has been involved in high-speed chases that killed two bystanders and the driver of a fleeing car.

Cuyahoga County deputy involved in fatal chases accused of ‘lying’ in hiring process

By Mark Puente & The Marshall Project ● Public Safety ● August 28, 2025

Deputy Kasey Loudermilk lied and kept details off his application about other police forces disqualifying him, according to his personnel file.

High-speed chase video adds to controversy about Cuyahoga County Deputy

By Mark Puente, The Marshall Project, Tara Morgan & News 5 Cleveland ● Public Safety ● August 21, 2025

Deputy Isen Vajusi’s actions raise more questions about how the Downtown Safety Patrol polices Cleveland’s streets without much oversight.

Cuyahoga deputy who shot at two teens was deemed unfit for suburban force

By Mark Puente, The Marshall Project, Tara Morgan & News 5 Cleveland ● Communities ● June 12, 2025

Deputy Isen Vajusi struggled with confidence, stress and field training before being forced out of the suburbs. He’s now on the sheriff’s downtown safety patrol.

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.

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

By The Marshall Project, Mark Puente, Nora McKeown & Spectrum 1 ● Public Safety ● December 18, 2024

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

By Mark Puente & The Marshall Project ● Public Safety ● November 22, 2024

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