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A photo shows Leslie Ann Celebrezze, right, a White woman with blonde hair and glasses, wearing an ivory sweater, sitting next to her attorney, Ian Friedman, a White man with a gray beard and wearing a black suit, in a courtroom.
Cleveland February 4
Political Dynasty Tarnished as Former Judge Celebrezze Pleads Guilty to Tampering
A former judge admits to guilt in a criminal case sparked by reporting by The Marshall Project - Cleveland. Sentencing will be at a later date.
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A photo illustration in tones of black, white, beige, and a bluish-gray shows, from left: the Cuyahoga County Justice Center; screenshots of surveillance footage showing responses to people experiencing medical distress, though those people's faces are not visible; a medical stretcher; a document describing standards of jails for Ohio; the word "neglect" repeated three times in the center of the illustration; and another view of the Cuyahoga County Justice Center.
Cleveland February 2
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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A photo shows a view of a person shoveling snow.
News January 30
When Temps Plunge, Dilapidated Jails and Prisons Put Lives at Risk
The Marshall Project examined reports of scarce food and water and interrupted access to medical care during a day-long power outage in Mississippi.
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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 December 22, 2025
Cuyahoga Judge Celebrezze Resigns After Being Charged With Records Tampering
Celebrezze resigned two years after The Marshall Project - Cleveland detailed how she steered nearly $500,000 in fees to a longtime friend.
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A smiling woman with light-toned skin and medium-length dark brown hair sits in front of some white and pale green pillows.
Cleveland December 10, 2025
How a Public Record Cost Cuyahoga County Taxpayers $650,000
A worker’s demotion after releasing court records to The Marshall Project - Cleveland led to a lawsuit alleging retaliation and witness intimidation.
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A White man with white hair wearing dark-rimmed glasses and a black judge’s robe sits in a large black chair at the bench, with the American and Ohio flags behind him.
Cleveland November 25
Getting a Single Parking Ticket in Lorain Led Hundreds to Lose Their Driver’s Licenses
A Marshall Project - Cleveland investigation has prompted city officials to stop issuing parking citations that, for years, led to license suspensions.
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In a photo from her Facebook page, Tasha Grant, a Black woman, has teal hair and wears hoop earrings.
Cleveland October 30
Cuyahoga Sheriff Backs Off Tasha Grant Investigation Amid Family Criticism
Trumbull County sheriff will now lead the investigation into the Cleveland woman’s restraint death, meeting family demands for independent probe.
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A Black man with a goatee wears a white collared shirt with blue stripes and a yellow jacket with a green logo.
Cleveland October 27, 2025
Uncounted: Ohio Lawmakers Propose Bill to Track Pregnancy Outcomes in Jails and Prisons
A Marshall Project - Cleveland and News 5 investigation helped spark a bipartisan bill to track pregnancy outcomes in Ohio jails and prisons.
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A photo shows a Cleveland Police van on a street at night parked by traffic cones, while a blue car starts to drive by from the left side of the photo.
Cleveland October 23, 2025
Cleveland Police Hire Firm to Look for Potential Bias When Officers Encounter the Public
The move follows a Marshall Project - Cleveland analysis that found police searched Black people more often than White people in stops in 2023.
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Tasha Grant, a Black woman with close-cropped hair and wearing a dark blue shirt, sits on a hospital bed and can be seen talking with a medical staff member who stands a few feet away to the left of the frame, wearing dark blue scrubs over a red hooded sweatshirt. His face is blurred out.
Cleveland October 21, 2025
‘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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