Cleveland Police removed officer names from discipline notices
Officials say the move prevents officer shaming. But does it raise transparency issues?
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Calls grow louder to restore Cuyahoga County sheriff to an elected post
Some blame turnover of appointed sheriffs on added layers of bureaucracy.
Who’s really cycling in and out of Cleveland’s courts?
Often miscast as violent criminals, most repeat defendants commit nonviolent crimes born out of untreated addiction and mental illness, a Marshall Project analysis shows.
Cleveland has spent millions on police cameras. Why are the locations a secret?
Cleveland has spent over $7 million on surveillance cameras, but doesn’t share where the cameras are or how they’re used. The city cites citizen safety as a reason for shielding information, but has no policies on use of surveillance technology.
Cleveland Police hiring practices are ‘alarming’ and ‘disturbing,’ Feds say
City leaders want federal oversight to end, but the monitor appointed under a 2015 consent decree says Cleveland police are not compliant in “significant and critical areas.”
Federal oversight of police has cost Cleveland millions. What changed?
Cleveland’s police force remains under federal oversight mandated by a 2015 consent decree with the U.S. Department of Justice. Consent decrees force cities to change abusive police tactics. But Cleveland still has work to do.
What do you want to know about criminal courts in Cleveland?
Submit your questions here, and The Marshall Project’s team will scrape records from the court’s public docket to answer them.
