On May 8, 2019, officers from the Maple Heights Police Department booked 36-year-old Nicholas Colbert, a National Guard veteran, for the possession of opioids. Colbert, a father of…
Read more Cuyahoga County Reaches $1 Million Settlement in 2019 Death of Man at County Jail – Cleveland SceneCuyahoga County Sheriff Harold Pretel has changed his stance and is now allowing an outside agency to investigate the death of Tasha Grant, a double amputee, who died…
Read more Trumbull County Sheriff Will Now Lead Investigation Into Cleveland Woman’s Restraint Death – Cleveland SceneTasha Grant said the words until she could speak them no more. “I can’t breathe,” she repeated 23 times to MetroHealth Medical Center staff, three hospital police officers…
Read more ‘A Significant Failure’: Experts Cite Mistakes in Cleveland Hospital Restraint Death – Cleveland ScenePoor sanitation in jails has been the subject of civil rights lawsuits for decades. Plumbing issues, vermin infestations, feces-covered walls, and limited access to basic hygiene products, such as soapor tampons, are common complaints. Courts almost…
Read more No Showers, Black Mold and Clogged Toilets: America’s Jails Are Disgusting – Cleveland SceneCuyahoga County Prosecutor Michael O’Malley has named a special prosecutor to review the death of a woman physically restrained by law enforcement at MetroHealth Medical Center in May.…
Read more ‘She Had No Legs. Why Would They Restrain Her?’: A Cleveland Woman Died in Custody – Cleveland Scene