1/ READY TO STRIKE: More than 80% of our members signed a pledge saying we are prepared to strike unless @propublica.org agrees to a fair contract. www.propublicaguild.org/updates/the-...

Michael Papp’s body was cold and stiff inside his secluded Cuyahoga County jail cell when an officer finally opened the door. Officers reportedly walked the pod 50 times, peeking inside cells for signs of life. Yet, somehow, they missed a dead body. www.themarshallproject.org/2026/02/02/c...

Falsely accused of eating pets, and worse, Haitians in Springfield have survived harassment, and now fear deportation. If the judge allows the temporary protected status to expire, people in this Ohio city believe it will be one of the next places that ICE officials will conduct mass deportations.

In one case, O’Brien testified that 11-year-old Jordan Brown would not benefit from rehabilitation in the juvenile justice system because he would not admit to committing the crime when the two spoke. The Pennsylvania Superior Court later threw out O’Brien’s testimony.

I think one especially important thing to pay attention to that we we report on in the above story, is how federal officials describe the incidents early on, and the cracks in those narratives that later emerge.

Larger context on the ICE shooting of Renee Nicole Good in Minnesota: Fed. officers have fatally shot at least 3 other people in the last 5 months & wounded or threatened others. We describe a few of the recent incidents and patterns we've noticed here. www.themarshallproject.org/2026/01/07/i...

The Blocks have shuttered the Pittsburgh City Paper just three years after acquisition.

CBS didn't run the 60 Minutes segment on CECOT, but over here at @propublica.org we've been working on the story since March, including finding out who each and every man sent to that maximum security prison was. You can see our reporting here: www.propublica.org/series/depor...

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. www.themarshallproject.org/2025/12/22/o...

We tracked around 1,600 people detained in "Operation Midway Blitz" - the Chicago-area ICE raids that took place this fall. Here's where they ended up. @themarshallproject.org @geoffhing.bsky.social @shannonheffernan.bsky.social

This made my December.

"Substantial risk." Mohican Young Star Academy admissions suspended as Ohio investigates www.clevescene.com/news/ohio-ne...

"I would severely question any reason to place a child [in the youth treatment facility], especially if a child's safety is in question."

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State officials have suspended admissions to Mohican Young Star Academy while it once again investigates the embattled youth treatment facility. The action comes weeks after The Marshall Project - Cleveland documented escalating violence at the state’s largest youth residential treatment facility.

State officials have suspended admissions to Mohican Young Star Academy while it investigates the embattled youth treatment facility, which has struggled to contain escalating violence. The action comes weeks after our investigation. www.themarshallproject.org/2025/12/05/r...

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A lot of emotion in the @pghguild.com newsroom this weekend as we make, edit and publish what looks to be the last Sunday strike paper. It's full of champions and winners, doers and helpers. And I'm talking about its journalists: www.unionprogress.com

Despite legal challenges, jails across the country are still filthy with plumbing issues, vermin, feces-covered walls, & limited access to basic hygiene products [ @ivyscott.bsky.social @brittanyhailer.bsky.social @dajaehenry.com @themarshallproject.org ] www.themarshallproject.org/2025/10/09/j...

Lucas County’s juvenile court is reconsidering its relationship with Ashland County youth treatment center Mohican Young Star Academy after being made aware of The Marshall Project reporting that detailed fights inside the facility. www.toledoblade.com/local/politi...

NEW: ProPublica has found multiple cases of women with underlying health conditions who died when they couldn’t access abortions. Tierra Walker, a 37-year-old mother, was told by doctors there was no emergency before preeclampsia killed her.

“After a period of psychiatric hospital closures and investment in community support, Pennsylvania has shifted focus to the most restrictive care possible…for people who have been put at risk in an ill-equipped justice system, for actions that in many cases could have been prevented with care.”

While you're all here, if you want to read some actual journalism, this is the second story in my series about the collapse of the mental health care system in Pennsylvania. I'm really proud of it.

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Mohican Young Star, a 110-bed facility that aims to treat children with behavioral and mental health problems had survived a state effort to shut it down several years ago. New owners renewed expectations, until the fights erupted inside the facility. www.themarshallproject.org/2025/11/06/r...

This is some excellent reporting. These kids deserve better. The staff deserves better. Leadership needs to be better.

This is a horror story from a youth residential treatment center in Ohio, woof.

Screams and bangs echoed inside Ohio’s largest youth residential treatment center. Some children rushed outside to grab rocks. A teacher ushered her students into the cafeteria for safety. Another teacher texted her mother, pleading with her to call 911: “Call them. Call mom please.”

Screams and bangs echoed inside Ohio’s largest youth residential treatment center. Some children rushed outside to grab rocks. A teacher ushered her students into the cafeteria for safety. Another teacher texted her mother, pleading with her to call 911: “Call them. Call mom please.”

Ohio's largest youth treatment center, a 110-bed facility on the edge of a state forest, has become a locus of chaos over the past year. Kids are hurt and cause hurt. Staff are told not to call 911. Community members are confused and concerned. Stunning work from @brittanyhailer.bsky.social.

Incredible reporting by @brittanyhailer.bsky.social for @themarshallproject.org on the tragic and dangerous conditions inside youth treatment centers. Hailer is one of the best there is out there. www.themarshallproject.org/2025/11/06/r...

Once one person trusted me enough to talk, my number spread through the Mohican Young Star Academy network. Over and over, I heard the same thing about the residential treatment facility for boys: someone is going to get hurt. www.themarshallproject.org/2025/11/06/r...

When someone dies behind bars, the officials who run prisons and jails don't always return all of their belongings to their loved ones. Books, drawings, letters, and other memorabilia, for many families, are precious reminders of the person they've lost.

New investigation w/ @invisibae.bsky.social: Baltimore County has the worst racial disparities in traffic stops throughout Maryland. Officers accused of profiling are quickly exonerated despite issuing 70-89% of their tickets to Black drivers. Read more: www.thebanner.com/community/cr...

Tasha Grant told a deputy and hospital staff 23 times that she could not breathe. Instead of an evaluation, she got handcuffs and skepticism.

"You’re yelling, so you can breathe,” said one of the officers who forcefully restrained her. Grant gasped, moaned and settled motionless onto her stomach while handcuffed to a hospital bed. Her death was later ruled a homicide."

Tasha Grant said the words until she could speak them no more.“I can’t breathe,” she repeated 23 times to MetroHealth Medical Center staff, three hospital police officers and the sheriff’s deputy guarding her. Officer: “You’re yelling, so you can breathe.” www.themarshallproject.org/2025/10/21/t...

Can’t wait to file FOIAs for those body-cam videos #BringInTheLight

Yesterday, Lance Shockley was executed in Missouri. His two daughters attended the execution. The experiences of children with parents on death row are often forgotten when it comes to capital punishment. Of the past 10 people who have faced execution in Missouri, at least six had children.

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Cuyahoga County Sheriff Harold Pretel is refusing to seek independent investigations into three women’s deaths that occurred during encounters with his deputies, despite a growing call for more scrutiny from the victims’ families and advocacy organizations.

Filth, dysfunction and extortion. "It's the wild, wild west in there," Tedrick Francois told me after spending time in Raymond Detention Center. People awaiting trial there sleep alongside mice, have limited access to laundry, and must pay to use a toilet. www.themarshallproject.org/2025/10/09/j...

More out of the Cuyahoga County Jail: over a one-year period there were 334 work orders placed for malfunctioning or unusable showers, including clogged drains and black mold. One woman told me she had to clean the bathroom with menstrual pads. www.themarshallproject.org/2025/10/09/j...

Cuyahoga County Sheriff Harold Pretel is refusing to seek independent investigation into the death of Tasha Grant, a double amputee who died after being restrained by officers. With @markpuente.bsky.social and @douglivingston.bsky.social www.themarshallproject.org/2025/10/07/c...

"In at least one case, the lack of care has also extended to an expectant mother. This week, The San Francisco Chronicle told the story of Angie Rodriguez, a 26-year-old San Jose, California, woman who discovered she was pregnant, and then miscarried while in ICE custody."

I have been working in Cleveland under two years with @markpuente.bsky.social and @douglivingston.bsky.social. We’ve reported on four deaths in the custody of the Cuyahoga County Jail. The most recent being Tasha Grant whose death was ruled a homicide. 🧵 www.themarshallproject.org/2025/09/25/c...

The medical examiner identified internal bleeding in muscles caused by pressure placed on Tasha Grant’s neck, and video of the restraint showed Grant’s chest and abdomen against the side of the hospital bed as pressure was applied to her backside.

When someone dies in jail or prison, the circumstances surrounding their death are often shrouded in secrecy. In these as-told-to’s, three women detail their search for answers. One describes her process as “putting together a puzzle with no picture.”