Rachel Dissell, Managing Editor

An illustration shows, from left: The silhouettes of three people against a blue background with the word "Ohio" layered over the bottom of the silhouettes; a gavel in black; a pale blue shape of a donkey symbolizing Democrats; a simplified indication of barbed wire in the shape of four upside-down "v"s; a keyhole over a map of Ohio in marigold yellow; and a pale pink shape of an elephant symbolizing Republicans against a coral-colored background in the bottom-right section of the illustration.

Election Views From Behind Bars in Ohio: Divided Just Like the Rest of U.S.

by Doug Livingston, Rachel Dissell and The Marshall Project October 24, 2024October 25, 2024

Community Reporting

CWRU’s Social Justice Institute Think Tank brings together community for coalition building

by Rachel Dissell October 21, 2024October 21, 2024

Images with houses and the words Is it fake?

News

Play our LLC name guessing game: Is it fake?

by April Urban, Rachel Dissell and Camille Renner September 13, 2024October 18, 2024

A collage illustration shows photos of a meeting room full of people, a man in a suit, the exterior of a building that reads “Cuyahoga County Juvenile Justice Center,” and a close-up image of people sitting, one taking notes. Excerpts of various documents are layered throughout the collage. One reads, “I am available, interested, and qualified to serve as assigned counsel in the following case type(s):” and another reads: “Optional delinquency qualification worksheets: The following sections are provided as a convenience to assist you in determining whether you meet the minimum qualifications established in O.A.C. 120-1-10 for appointment to various levels of delinquency cases. You are not required to submit these sections with your application.”

Government, News, Public Safety

Not ‘mini-adult court’: Lawyers lacking qualifications defended 1,200 Cuyahoga County kids

by Rachel Dissell, Doug Livingston and The Marshall Project September 12, 2024October 18, 2024

One person uses the video visitation kiosk in the jail visitation room at the downtown Justice Center.

News

In an about-face, Cuyahoga County is now considering allowing in-person jail visits

by Rachel Dissell August 1, 2024October 18, 2024

A photo of the Cuyahoga County jail at the Justice Center in downtown Cleveland

News

Cuyahoga County has no plans to bring back in-person visits for friends and family at the jail

by Rachel Dissell and Stephanie Casanova July 26, 2024October 18, 2024

Video visitation terminals in the Cuyahoga County Justice Center.

News, Public Safety

Report calls on Cuyahoga County to bring back in-person jail visitation, cut prosecutor access to calls and videos

by Rachel Dissell and Stephanie Casanova July 24, 2024October 18, 2024

Ryan Wallace, senior pastor at Fairmount Presbyterian Church in Cleveland Heights talks to members of Greater Cleveland Congregations in downtown Cleveland on June 14. The members packed a meeting of the Ohio Public Defender Commission asking that the intervene to make sure that the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court is appointing qualified attorneys to represent children.

News

Advocates push for proof Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court not giving kids attorneys who lack state qualifications

by Rachel Dissell June 17, 2024October 18, 2024

Cuyahoga County committee to examine how justice system is working for kids here

by Stephanie Casanova and Rachel Dissell April 29, 2024October 18, 2024

A diptych photo shows Judge Jennifer O'Malley, left, a White woman, and Judge Thomas F. O'Malley, right, a White man, in judge's robes and seated in a courtroom.

News

For a handful of lawyers in Cuyahoga County, juvenile cases are big business

by Doug Livingston, Rachel Dissell and The Marshall Project March 22, 2024October 18, 2024