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Author Archives: Brittany Hailer

Brittany Hailer is a staff writer for The Marshall Project - Cleveland. She reports on local criminal justice stories and examines the persistent problems in Cleveland,. Hailer joined The Marshall Project after serving as the director of the Pittsburgh Institute of Nonprofit Journalism, a news outlet she co-founded in 2021. She won the best investigative journalism award in the 2022 Nonprofit News Awards for her reporting on jail deaths.

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Posted inPublic Safety

The unbearable darkness of the Cuyahoga County jail

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Brittany Hailer and The Marshall Project May 21, 2025May 23, 2025

Cuyahoga County’s new jail will provide “fresh air and natural light,” officials say. It is expected to open in late 2008 or early 2009.

images from the inside of the cuyahoga county jail.
Posted inGovernment

Reports: Cuyahoga County Jail conditions have improved but some areas still need work

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Brittany Hailer and The Marshall Project March 14, 2025March 13, 2025
Tanya Anderson holds a photo of her late nephew Glen Williams Jr., who died in January after falling ill at the Cuyahoga County Jail.
Posted inNews

‘Nobody’s trying to help him’: Deaths in the Cuyahoga County Jail intensify scrutiny

Avatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photo by Mark Puente, Brittany Hailer and Scott Noll January 23, 2025January 23, 2025
A photo collage shows an old newspaper clipping with the headline “Justices Argue with Lawyers at Cleveland’s Frisk Hearing” with a black and white photo of Louis Stokes. On top of that photo is an old photo of police officers searching people against a car. On the far right, there are three orange traffic cones with another old photo of police officers behind the cones.
Posted inPublic Safety

How a 1963 Cleveland case shaped stop-and-frisk police tactics, and why it still matters

Avatar photoRachel Dissell, Community + Special Projects Editor by Brittany Hailer and Rachel Dissell December 19, 2024December 19, 2024
Cuyahoga County Jail in downtown Cleveland.
Posted inPublic Safety

New food vendor for Cuyahoga County Jail has history of complaints, investigations

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Brittany Hailer and The Marshall Project December 9, 2024December 8, 2024
Posted inNews, Public Safety

Who pays for GPS monitoring in Cuyahoga County felony cases?

Avatar photoAvatar photo by Brittany Hailer and The Marshall Project August 26, 2024October 18, 2024
A collage illustration shows a photo of a building with a sign that says “Cuyahoga County Juvenile Justice Center,” photos of other youth care facilities and silhouetted illustrations representing youth.
Posted inNews

These private centers lack oversight. Cuyahoga County judges send kids anyway

Avatar photoAvatar photoAvatar photo by Brittany Hailer, Mark Puente and The Marshall Project August 1, 2024October 18, 2024
Photo illustration of three Cleveland-area courthouses within green, purple and beige circles.
Posted inElections

A quick guide to the Cuyahoga County courts

Avatar photoAvatar photoSignal Cleveland by Brittany Hailer, The Marshall Project and Signal Cleveland March 5, 2024October 19, 2024

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