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Community Resources for Cleveland, Cuyahoga County and across Ohio

Stories and guides to help you better understand how our local criminal justice system works.

An illustration with a dark purple background shows a person with dark hair and purple skin tone standing on top of a large representation of an HIV test. A spotlight focusing on the person and the test beams from the state of Ohio, in red.
Cleveland March 13
Ohio Is Among 34 States That Criminalize People Living With HIV. Who Gets Prosecuted?
Cuyahoga County prosecutes the most people under laws with heightened penalties.
By , The Marshall Project, and Ken Schneck, The Buckeye Flame
Illustration of a courtroom scene. Standing before a judge, with their backs to the viewer, are a man in a suit and a juvenile in an orange jumpsuit.
Cleveland January 11
How Cuyahoga County Picks Attorneys to Represent Children
Ohio sets rules for fairly appointing attorneys and the qualifications they must meet to be paid.
By and , The Marshall Project and Stephanie Casanova, Signal Cleveland
Cleveland November 16, 2023
In Ohio, Losing Your License Is Easy. Getting It Back Is Complicated.
Here’s everything you need to know about the time-consuming — and expensive — process.
By , The Marshall Project, and Kellie Morris, Cleveland Documenters
Testify June 28, 2023
The Basics of Bail in Ohio
How do people get out of jail while they’re accused of a crime?
By , and
A grayscale illustration shows four male-presenting youth in prison uniforms standing in a row.
Cleveland December 12, 2022
How Children End Up in Cleveland’s Adult Courts: A Bindover Explainer
Cuyahoga County transfers more children — most of whom are Black — to adult court than any other Ohio county.
By Abbey Marshall, Stephanie Casanova, Helen Maynard, and
Testify June 1, 2022
We’re Answering Your Questions About Cleveland’s Justice System
We’re answering questions from the community about Cuyahoga County’s criminal courts, and sharing what we have gathered from the public docket of felony cases.
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