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The Marshall Project - Cleveland aims to expose abuses in Cuyahoga County’s criminal justice system, through investigative, data and community engagement journalism. You can read about the newsroom here and the team’s impact here.

An illustration shows a silhouette of a man with his hands up in frustration as he looks at a woman on a laptop screen. The background is a large representation, blurred with color, of the same woman, who is White with shoulder-length gray hair.
Cleveland April 17
All Stick, No Carrot: Ohio’s Reagan Tokes Law Acts as a ‘One-Way Ratchet’ for Prison Time
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.
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An illustration shows a man with medium skin tone and black hair wearing a blue prison uniform, standing in an office in front of a laptop, where a woman on a screen is speaking to him.
Cleveland Newsletter April 10
How a Controversial Ohio Law Extends Prison Stays
More than 14,500 people now face longer prison sentences for violating the state’s often obscure disciplinary rules.
By The Marshall Project - Cleveland
An illustration shows a man with medium skin tone and black hair wearing a blue prison uniform in four scenarios. Clockwise from the top left: The man raises his fists in front of a White man in a prison uniform who is yelling and pointing at him; the man sits on his bed with his head down, looking at a piece of paper; the man sits at a table in front of a woman with a ponytail and medium-dark skin tone; the man stands in an office in front of a laptop, where a woman on a screen is speaking to him. There are four quotes around the figures that read: “It’s a dangerous place here. It got to the point where I had to defend myself.” - Giovanni Lee, “Long story short, they never investigated what happened. They just found me guilty.” - Lamont Clark, “You all had my fate sealed before I even got in the room.” - Edward Navone, and “I’m about to go home. They ended up maxing me out, giving me my whole time.’”- Giovanni Lee
Cleveland April 10
How Ohio’s Reagan Tokes Law Keeps People in Prison Longer
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.
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Celebrezze, a White woman with dark blonde hair, wears a black judge's robe.
Cleveland March 27
Judge Celebrezze Now Admits to Allegations of Case Steering in Lucrative Divorce Cases
Cuyahoga County judge’s shift puts her seat in jeopardy as a disciplinary hearing and FBI investigation loom, following Marshall Project reporting.
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At the top left corner of an illustration, the word “suspended” is stamped in red over a Black man’s Ohio driver’s license. At the bottom right is an illustration of a judge’s brown gavel.
Cleveland Newsletter March 27
License Suspended? Help Is Coming in April
New law will wipe out many debt-related suspensions.
By The Marshall Project - Cleveland
In an illustration, the word “suspended” is stamped in red over a Black man’s Ohio driver’s license.
Cleveland March 20
Ohio Is Lifting Old Driver’s License Suspensions for Unpaid Fines. Here’s What to Know.
The state will automatically cancel certain suspensions. Letters will be mailed to eligible drivers, sharing steps for getting licenses back.
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Four law enforcement vehicles are parked near each other, with their red and blue lights on at night, under a highway sign that points toward I-90 and Route 2.
Cleveland Newsletter March 13
Bodycam Policy Quietly Revised by Cuyahoga County Sheriff
Policy change follows teen’s shooting by deputy.
By The Marshall Project - Cleveland
Sheriff Harold Pretel, a man with medium-toned skin, wearing a sheriff's uniform, sits in front of a blue background with a sheriff's star printed on it.
Cleveland March 4
Sheriff: Bodycam Footage From Cuyahoga County Deputies Will Now Come Out Within 7 Days
Policy shift follows a Marshall Project - Cleveland and News 5 Cleveland investigation into the October shooting of a teen by a deputy.
By , The Marshall Project and Tara Morgan, News 5 Cleveland
Illustration of a white paper airplane flying in the sky with a faint city skyline with a blue and purple gradient in the background.
Cleveland Newsletter February 27
FBI Probes Celebrezze Case After Our Reporting
Federal grand jury has subpoenaed court records involving judge and popular businessman.
By The Marshall Project - Cleveland
Judge Leslie Ann Celebrezze, a White woman wearing a judge’s robe, stands between two American flags. A plaque on the desk in front of her reads: “Judge Leslie Ann Celebrezze.”
Cleveland February 18
FBI Subpoena Targets How Cuyahoga County Judge Leslie Celebrezze Steered Work to Friend
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.
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