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New Videos Show ‘Absolutely Egregious Care’ in 2025 Cuyahoga County Jail Death
Ohio reopens review of Jennifer Wade’s death after county officials failed to provide body cam footage.
Doug Livingston, The Marshall Project - Cleveland
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Prison Workers Smuggle Drugs Into Ohio Facilities But Are Rarely Prosecuted
Guards and other employees bring in drugs that fuel a multimillion-dollar prison economy, leading to chaos, violence and death.
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‘Like The Walking Dead’: Smuggled Drugs Fuel Chaos Inside Ohio Prisons
K2 use is soaring behind bars, causing unpredictable behavior, violence and death. So, why can’t prison officials stop the flow of the drug?
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Deadly Errors: Why People Keep Dying Inside Cuyahoga County’s Jail
Jail administrators fail to fix mistakes that continue to cost lives, an analysis of state records by The Marshall Project – Cleveland shows.
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How Ohio’s Mental Hospitals Are More Like Prisons
A steep rise in criminally charged people with severe mental illnesses has all but halted patients’ ability to get care in Ohio’s state psychiatric hospitals.
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Trumbull County Sheriff Will Now Lead Investigation Into Cleveland Woman’s Restraint Death
Amid criticism by the family of Tasha Grant and calls for an independent probe, the Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Department changed its stance
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Ohio Prisons Expand Intrusive Opening and Reading of Confidential Legal Mail
A lawsuit argues that incarcerated people seeking legal advice on sensitive matters should be free from eavesdropping mailroom staff.
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‘A Significant Failure’: Experts Cite Mistakes in Cleveland Hospital Restraint Death
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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Pressure Mounts on Cuyahoga Sheriff for Independent Probe of Tasha Grant’s Restraint Death
Community advocates and surviving family members also want the sheriff to step aside in two other death investigations involving deputies.
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‘She Had No Legs. Why Would They Restrain Her?’: A Cleveland Woman Died in Custody
Officials said Tasha Grant’s heart stopped from the restraint. A special prosecutor is reviewing the actions of hospital workers and a deputy.
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Controversial Cuyahoga County Deputy Unit Tickets Mostly Black Drivers, Records Show
A review of Downtown Safety Patrol traffic stops shows deputies rarely issue tickets or make arrests.
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Commission Prepares Consequential Recommendations for Ohio’s Public Defense Standards
The commission wil decide on potential changes for both juvenile and adult appointment rules in the coming months.