What Cleveland’s 11-year-old police consent decree really achieved — and what it hasn’t

Over the last few months, the monitoring team has released in-depth assessments of how closely Cleveland is following the consent decree

by Nick Castele February 25, 2026February 25, 2026

Signal Cleveland’s public safety beat focuses on police policies and practices, courts, the county jail, bail reform, racial inequality and more.

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