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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.

Cleveland • 11.25.2025

👀 👀 👀 the Prosecutors

Court Watch NYC is the latest local group monitoring the criminal justice system as it happens.

News • 02.26.2018

Debtors’ Prisons, Then and Now: FAQ

Congress outlawed them. The Supreme Court ruled them unconstitutional. Yet they live on.

News • 02.24.2015

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