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A Black woman with short, gray hair and a blue, patterned top poses for a portrait in front of her white car in a garage.
Cleveland December 21, 2023
Lost Your License in Ohio Due to Debt? A New State Bill Might Fix That
A Marshall Project - Cleveland and News 5 report helped spark a bipartisan bill to end spiraling financial strain on hundreds of thousands of drivers.
By , The Marshall Project and Tara Morgan, News 5 Cleveland
A Black man with a dark yellow beanie, an earring and a neck tattoo looks to the side.
Cleveland August 10, 2023
No License to Drive: Why So Many Ohioans Are Barred From Driving
Hundreds of thousands of Ohio drivers are suspended, mostly for unpaid fines.
By , The Marshall Project and Tara Morgan, News 5 Cleveland
Ashley Sprague and others argued in a class action lawsuit that suspending driver’s licenses for unpaid court debt unduly burdens poor people.
News November 21, 2017
43 States Suspend Licenses for Unpaid Court Debt, But That Could Change
Lawsuits say the practice severely penalizes those too poor to pay.
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