Why People in Ohio Prisons Are Staying Longer Under the Reagan Tokes Law

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Why People in Ohio Prisons Are Staying Longer Under the Reagan Tokes Law

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April 17, 2025

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In the final month of his two-year prison term, a guard ordered Lamar Clark Jr. into a cramped office. Against ...

An illustration shows a man with medium skin tone and black hair wearing a blue prison uniform in four scenarios. Clockwise from the top left: The man raises his fists in front of a White man in a prison uniform who is yelling and pointing at him; the man sits on his bed with his head down, looking at a piece of paper; the man sits at a table in front of a woman with a ponytail and medium-dark skin tone; the man stands in an office in front of a laptop, where a woman on a screen is speaking to him. There are four quotes around the figures that read: “It’s a dangerous place here. It got to the point where I had to defend myself.” - Giovanni Lee, “Long story short, they never investigated what happened. They just found me guilty.” - Lamont Clark, “You all had my fate sealed before I even got in the room.” - Edward Navone, and “I’m about to go home. They ended up maxing me out, giving me my whole time.’”- Giovanni Lee

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How Ohio’s Reagan Tokes Law Keeps People in Prison Longer

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April 10, 2025

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Filed 6:00 a.m. EDT 04.10.2025 It came as a response by lawmakers to a horrific crime. Now, thousands of people ...

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Trump May Abandon Federal Police Oversight From New York to Phoenix

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March 12, 2025

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One of the Justice Department’s goals under President Joe Biden was to investigate some of the nation’s most troubled police ...

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Public Should See Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Body Camera Videos Within Seven Days

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March 4, 2025

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Filed 6:00 a.m. EST 03.04.2025 Policy shift follows a Marshall Project - Cleveland and News 5 Cleveland investigation into the ...

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Police Oversight, Accountability Face Shifting Perspectives

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March 1, 2025

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This is The Marshall Project’s Closing Argument newsletter, a weekly deep dive into a key criminal justice issue. Want this ...

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Cleveland Shooting Raises Questions as Cuyahoga County Releases Body Cam Video

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February 6, 2025

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By Mark Puente, The Marshall Project and Tara Morgan, News 5 Cleveland The Cuyahoga County Sheriff’s Department released body camera ...

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Some of The Marshall Project’s Best Work for 2024

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December 16, 2024

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As the debate on reproductive rights and prison conditions swirled, and U.S. voters prepared to choose a new president, The ...

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How a Massachusetts Cop Allegedly Groomed and Killed Sandra Birchmore

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August 30, 2024

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Content warning: This story contains details of sexual abuse and suicide. Matthew Farwell brought ginger ale. Sandra Birchmore, 23, texted ...

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A Mother on a Mission for Full Police Transparency

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August 16, 2024

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By Angela Williams as told to Brittany Hailer Perspectives from those who work and live in the criminal justice system. ...

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Police Whistleblowers Lack Protections After They Expose Misconduct

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August 3, 2024

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