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‘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?
By Laura A. Bischoff, USA TODAY Network Ohio, and , The Marshall Project
Cleveland March 29
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.
By , The Marshall Project, and Laura A. Bischoff, USA TODAY Network Ohio
Cleveland March 29
Meet The Drone Pilot Who Flooded Ohio Prisons With Drugs
Now he has an insider’s view of the havoc drug smuggling is unleashing behind bars.
By Laura A. Bischoff, USA TODAY Network Ohio
Analysis March 12
Sunshine Week in Ohio: Public Records Power Accountability — if We Can Get Them
Sunshine Week highlights the power of public records and the growing barriers that limit transparency and weaken public oversight.
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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 Black woman wearing a grass skirt and holding a blue-and-red Haitian flag while singing into a microphone. Dancers holding toy swords surround her as they all perform on a church stage.
News January 16
After Haitians Endured Campaign Lies, An Ohio Town Prepares For ICE
Falsely accused of eating pets, and worse, Haitians in Springfield have survived harassment, and now fear deportation.
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Several printed family photos and a hospital record on a table.
Cleveland January 7
Who’s in Ohio’s Psychiatric Hospitals, How Did They Get There and When Do They Get Out?
Criminal defendants are overwhelming an understaffed state mental health system that, a few years ago, served thousands more patients.
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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 photo of a middle-aged Black woman with her hair up posing for a portrait outdoors. She is wearing a yellow shirt with a family photo under the words “Ferguson Family Reunion.”
Cleveland December 22, 2025
Criminally Ill: Systemic Failures Turn State Mental Hospitals Into 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.
By Sarah Jane Tribble, KFF Health News, and , The Marshall Project
A photo shows Luigi Mangione sitting at a courtroom table, wearing a gray blazer and red-checkered shirt, leaning to his right and engaging in conversation with an attorney out of the frame. Behind him are two court officers dressed in navy blue uniforms, with a pair of shiny handcuffs attached to the officers’ waists.
Death Sentences December 15, 2025
How Cases Like Luigi Mangione’s Could Widen the Death Penalty Divide
Even as more state leaders try to expand capital punishment, fewer jurors are choosing it.
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