Posted inCleveland News
The Bail Project Ends Operations in Cleveland
The organization, which provided cash bail relief, will also stop taking new cases in a handful of other cities due to a drop in funding.
Doug Livingston, The Marshall Project - Cleveland
Posted inNews & Views
State Reverses Course, Finds Cuyahoga Jail Staff Failed to Start CPR in Wade’s Death
State inspectors said jail staff failed to provide CPR to Jennifer Wade after finding her unresponsive in her cell in February 2025.
Posted inOhio News
We Asked Ohio’s Death Row What They Think of Governor’s Death Penalty Reversal
Like Gov. Mike DeWine, most agreed the death penalty is broken and does not deter crime, but not always with the same reasoning.
Posted inOhio News
Ohio Governor Grants Mercy to Man on Death Row for First Time
Weeks before calling to abolish capital punishment in Ohio, Gov. Mike DeWine commuted the man’s death sentence to life in prison without parole.
Posted inCleveland News
Cuyahoga County Jail Leaders Knew Their Cameras Were Broken and Took 4 Years to Fix Them
A glitch in the surveillance system discovered in 2022 has finally been fixed. Families and inspectors could have used that evidence.
Posted inCleveland News
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.
Posted inOhio News
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.
Posted inOhio News
‘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?
Posted inCleveland News
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.
Posted inOhio News
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.
Posted inCleveland News
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
Posted inOhio News
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.