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A photo of a group of six middle-aged Black people in front of a building. In the front row, two people in blue, one of them a lawyer in a suit, hold signs that read, "Justice for Jennifer!" with a photo of a smiling Black woman.
Cleveland July 14
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.
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An illustration with dark teal, red, orange and yellow tones shows a complex of multistory jail buildings. From left to right, three boxes show a jail employee with medium skin tone with a phone up to his ear, two incarcerated men with medium and medium-light skin tones fighting, and the legs of an incarcerated person on a bed in the foreground and a correctional officer with his back turned in the background.
Analysis June 25
Hundreds of Calls for Help: What 911 Logs Reveal About the Local Jail
From assaults to suicide attempts, emergency calls can be a sign of problems that jails can’t handle on their own.
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A grid of surveillance footage images from the Cuyahoga County jail.
Cleveland June 3
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.
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A photo shows Leslie Ann Celebrezze, a White woman with blond hair, wearing an ivory sweater, sitting in front of a large monitor with blue mountains and a lake on it.
Cleveland June 1
Former Cuyahoga County Judge Leslie Ann Celebrezze Sentenced to 60 days in Jail and $10,000 Fine
Reporting by The Marshall Project - Cleveland leads to sentencing of former longtime Judge Leslie Ann Celebrezze for steering work to a friend.
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A photo collage in shades of beige and black shows, from left: a photo of Mary Haviland, a White woman with her hair tied back; a photo of the Lorain police department building; a photo of Judge Thomas Elwell, a White man with a beard; a photo of a car in Lorain, Ohio; and a photo of Carmisha Bell, a Black woman wearing a headscarf. Scattered throughout the illustration are excerpts from court documents and information about a sentence that was dismissed.
Cleveland May 14
‘We Need to Hammer Them’: How One City Took Parking Enforcement to the Extreme
A Marshall Project - Cleveland investigation found two Lorain judges improperly suspended licenses for single parking tickets.
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A still from a bodycam shows corrections officers outside Jennifer Wade's cell. Her body is not visible. In the foreground is a person putting on rubber gloves.
Cleveland April 14
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.
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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 9
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 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 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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