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Brittany Hailer @brittanyhailer.bsky.social · 21h

“She had no legs. Why would they restrain her down like that?” said Marcellus Potter, who shares an 11-year-old son with Grant.

Her death has since been ruled a homicide.

www.themarshallproject.org/2025/09/25/c...

‘She Had No Legs. Why Would They Restrain Her?’: Cleveland Woman Dies in Custody

Officials said Tasha Grant’s heart stopped from the restraint. A special prosecutor is reviewing the actions of hospital workers and a deputy.

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Brittany Hailer @brittanyhailer.bsky.social · 21h

Cuyahoga County Sheriff Harold Pretel is refusing to seek independent investigation into the death of Tasha Grant, a double amputee who died after being restrained by officers. With @markpuente.bsky.social and @douglivingston.bsky.social

www.themarshallproject.org/2025/10/07/c...

Family Attorney, Advocates Demand Outside Probe of Tasha Grant’s Killing

Community advocates and surviving family members also want the sheriff to step aside in two other death investigations involving deputies.

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 8d

"In at least one case, the lack of care has also extended to an expectant mother. This week, The San Francisco Chronicle told the story of Angie Rodriguez, a 26-year-old San Jose, California, woman who discovered she was pregnant, and then miscarried while in ICE custody."

In ICE Detention, Rising Deaths and Neglect: ‘They Wouldn’t Really Do Anything’

Recent incidents include a man who died awaiting surgery in Georgia and a woman’s miscarriage in California. Meanwhile, suicide attempts are rising.

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Brittany Hailer @brittanyhailer.bsky.social · 10d

“We’ve been waiting for months for information. The jail is beating around the bush with the footage. It feels like someone got away with hurting someone in my family,” Kinney’s cousin wrote.

Kinney’s mother has since passed on her quest for answers.

www.themarshallproject.org/2025/09/26/d...

Pushing for Answers After a Loved One Dies Behind Bars

After a family member passes away in prison or jail, people are often left with basic questions. To get answers, they have to get creative.

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Brittany Hailer @brittanyhailer.bsky.social · 10d

For months, his mother and cousin have requested video footage of his death. A Cuyahoga County spokesperson denied having a record of a request. But a law firm confirmed requests and denials from the county’s public record office.

www.themarshallproject.org/2025/09/26/d...

Pushing for Answers After a Loved One Dies Behind Bars

After a family member passes away in prison or jail, people are often left with basic questions. To get answers, they have to get creative.

www.themarshallproject.org

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Brittany Hailer @brittanyhailer.bsky.social · 10d

Each of the families we have talked to have struggled to find answers, including Nathan Kinney’s cousin. Kinney collapsed in the jail in March of this year while playing basketball. He was 27 years old.

www.themarshallproject.org/2025/09/26/d...

Pushing for Answers After a Loved One Dies Behind Bars

After a family member passes away in prison or jail, people are often left with basic questions. To get answers, they have to get creative.

www.themarshallproject.org

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Brittany Hailer @brittanyhailer.bsky.social · 10d

“Oh, my God,” Willams’ aunt said while viewing the video for the first time. “All these people standing around. My nephew falls to the floor, and nobody’s trying to help him or revive him at all.”

www.themarshallproject.org/2025/01/23/c...

Deaths in Cuyahoga County Jail Raise Questions About Response

Videos depicting two men’s final moments, and the response by guards, raise alarms at the embattled jail where at least 24 people have died since 2018.

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Brittany Hailer @brittanyhailer.bsky.social · 10d

Five months after Fred Maynard died, Glen Williams Jr. collapsed in the jail.
No one checked for signs of life. An officer walked up and then walked away, pausing only to handcuff the fallen man. at least nine minutes passed before anyone started CPR.

www.themarshallproject.org/2025/01/23/c...

Deaths in Cuyahoga County Jail Raise Questions About Response

Videos depicting two men’s final moments, and the response by guards, raise alarms at the embattled jail where at least 24 people have died since 2018.

www.themarshallproject.org

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Brittany Hailer @brittanyhailer.bsky.social · 10d

“Instead, it looks like no one considered Mr. Maynard’s pulse, and he was left in the wheelchair for some time without other attempts to address the breathing,” a emergency physician said after viewing the video of Maynard’s final moments.

www.themarshallproject.org/2025/01/23/c...

Deaths in Cuyahoga County Jail Raise Questions About Response

Videos depicting two men’s final moments, and the response by guards, raise alarms at the embattled jail where at least 24 people have died since 2018.

www.themarshallproject.org

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Brittany Hailer @brittanyhailer.bsky.social · 10d

Tasha Grant was a double amputee, like Fred Maynard, who died in 2023 after choking on a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in front of jailers.

www.themarshallproject.org/2025/01/23/c...

Deaths in Cuyahoga County Jail Raise Questions About Response

Videos depicting two men’s final moments, and the response by guards, raise alarms at the embattled jail where at least 24 people have died since 2018.

www.themarshallproject.org

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Brittany Hailer @brittanyhailer.bsky.social · 10d

The medical examiner identified internal bleeding in muscles caused by pressure placed on Grant’s neck.

Video of the restraint by officers showed Grant’s chest and abdomen against the side of the hospital bed as pressure was applied to her backside.

www.themarshallproject.org/2025/09/25/c...

Cuyahoga County Jail Transfer Ends With Death at MetroHealth

Officials said Tasha Grant’s heart stopped from the restraint. A special prosecutor is reviewing the actions of hospital workers and a deputy.

www.themarshallproject.org

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Brittany Hailer @brittanyhailer.bsky.social · 10d

I have been working in Cleveland under two years with @markpuente.bsky.social and @douglivingston.bsky.social. We’ve reported on four deaths in the custody of the Cuyahoga County Jail. The most recent being Tasha Grant whose death was ruled a homicide. 🧵
www.themarshallproject.org/2025/09/25/c...

Cuyahoga County Jail Transfer Ends With Death at MetroHealth

Officials said Tasha Grant’s heart stopped from the restraint. A special prosecutor is reviewing the actions of hospital workers and a deputy.

www.themarshallproject.org

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 12d

The medical examiner identified internal bleeding in muscles caused by pressure placed on Tasha Grant’s neck, and video of the restraint showed Grant’s chest and abdomen against the side of the hospital bed as pressure was applied to her backside.

Cuyahoga County Jail Transfer Ends With Death at MetroHealth

A special prosecutor is reviewing the actions of hospital workers and a sheriff’s deputy after the medical examiner ruled Tasha Grant’s death a homicide.

www.themarshallproject.org

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The Marshall Project @themarshallproject.org · 12d

When someone dies in jail or prison, the circumstances surrounding their death are often shrouded in secrecy. In these as-told-to’s, three women detail their search for answers.

One describes her process as “putting together a puzzle with no picture.”

Pushing for Answers After a Loved One Dies Behind Bars

After a family member passes away in prison or jail, people are often left with basic questions. To get answers, they have to get creative.

www.themarshallproject.org

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Brittany Hailer @brittanyhailer.bsky.social · 12d

Tasha Grant is the second double amputee to die in Cuyahoga County Sheriff custody.

Fred Maynard died after choking on a peanut butter and jelly sandwich in front of correctional officers at the Cuyahoga County Jail in August 2023.

themarshallproject.org/2025/01/23/c...

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Mark Puente @markpuente.bsky.social · 12d

Cuyahoga County officials never disclosed that Ms. Grant died as a result of being physically restrained by a deputy. The Marshall Project-Cleveland team broke the news last night. w/ @brittanyhailer.bsky.social & Doug Livingston. www.themarshallproject.org/2025/09/25/c...

Cuyahoga County Jail Transfer Ends With Death at MetroHealth

A special prosecutor is reviewing the actions of hospital workers and a sheriff’s deputy after the medical examiner ruled Tasha Grant’s death a homicide.

www.themarshallproject.org

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Brittany Hailer @brittanyhailer.bsky.social · 13d

Homicides are exceedingly rare for the jail’s population. A Marshall Project - Cleveland review of the previous 28 in-custody deaths found one homicide — at the hands of a cellmate.

www.themarshallproject.org/2025/09/25/c...

Cuyahoga County Jail Transfer Ends With Death at MetroHealth

A special prosecutor is reviewing the actions of hospital workers and a sheriff’s deputy after the medical examiner ruled Tasha Grant’s death a homicide.

www.themarshallproject.org

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Brittany Hailer @brittanyhailer.bsky.social · 13d

Grant, whose legs had been amputated years earlier, complained of chest pain after 15 days in the Cuyahoga County jail. An ambulance transported her to MetroHealth Medical Center on May 2.
www.themarshallproject.org/2025/09/25/c...

Cuyahoga County Jail Transfer Ends With Death at MetroHealth

A special prosecutor is reviewing the actions of hospital workers and a sheriff’s deputy after the medical examiner ruled Tasha Grant’s death a homicide.

www.themarshallproject.org

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Brittany Hailer @brittanyhailer.bsky.social · 13d

The Cuyahoga County medical examiner identified internal bleeding in muscles caused by pressure placed on Tasha Grant’s neck.

"She had no legs. Why would they restrain her down like that?” said Marcellus Potter, who shares an 11-year-old son with Grant.

www.themarshallproject.org/2025/09/25/c...

Cuyahoga County Jail Transfer Ends With Death at MetroHealth

A special prosecutor is reviewing the actions of hospital workers and a sheriff’s deputy after the medical examiner ruled Tasha Grant’s death a homicide.

www.themarshallproject.org

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Brett Sholtis @brettsholtis.bsky.social · 22d

Tanisha Long shared her thoughts online, and "within hours, her phone was lighting up with notifications: people trying to hack her Instagram, calling her racial slurs, and wishing her dead."

My latest, a Ximena Conde collab @inquirer.com

www.inquirer.com/politics/cha...

They talked about Charlie Kirk’s death on social media. Now, they’re getting death threats.

In Pennsylvania and New Jersey, local officials, lawyers and other professionals, teachers, and even teens have been targeted.

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Brittany Hailer @brittanyhailer.bsky.social · Aug 21

The East Cleveland Jail — made infamous in Season 3 of the podcast “Serial” and at the center of a $30 million court judgment — quietly closed in December after two inspections found dozens of violations.

www.news5cleveland.com/news/the-mar...

East Cleveland Jail closes after inspections detail various violations

The East Cleveland Jail — made infamous in Season 3 of the podcast “Serial” and at the center of a $30 million court judgment — quietly closed in December after inspections found dozens of violations.

www.news5cleveland.com

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Brittany Hailer @brittanyhailer.bsky.social · Aug 15

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Marshall Project Guild @marshallprojectguild.org · Aug 14

Today, we sent a letter to @themarshallproject.org‬ leadership expressing concern about their denial of bargaining obligations. Management has repeatedly denied members Weingarten rights, engaged in an illegal layoff, and more — we need your help to demand that management bargain in good faith.

Dear Katrice and Geraldine,

We are deeply concerned about the manner in which The Marshall Project has been treating our members and approaching the bargaining process. Recently, The Marshall Project leadership has betrayed our organization’s values and compromised our position in the industry and the journalism we pursue. It’s time for that to change.

The guild has worked tirelessly and in good faith on proposals that would keep high-quality health care affordable for Marshallers. We have also been steadfast in asserting that all recognized members deserve due process and fair treatment required under the law.

The organization, in turn, has increasingly taken anti-worker stances that have eroded trust and created a culture that makes it difficult to do the work that makes us proud. Since the organization has taken such a hardline stance, refusing to work with the guild on the items listed below, we will be filing unfair labor practices with the National Labor Relations Board and stepping up our public efforts to make it clear that we demand fair treatment.

The following recent actions by the organization have taken an immense toll on the workers of The Marshall Project:

1. The organization has repeatedly denied steward representation to a member facing a Performance Improvement Plan and possible termination, as well as denying another member representation in their termination meeting last week. This denial is illegal, egregious, and completely out of line with standards across our industry and the labor movement going back decades. We are shocked that the organization would take such a hypocritical and prohibitive stance on this, given our mission. The union has filed an Unfair Labor Practice about this illegal violation of members’ Weingarten rights and demands that members be allowed steward representation in any meeting they feel is appropriate.

2. The organization has caused a retaliatory ripple effect with its actions against one employee that has touched an entire newsroom in Cleveland with negative effects that go against the stated purpose of collaboration with local media and our ability to make good on promises we made to readers. When the organization recognized members it had a duty to follow the law and not proceed with layoffs without bargaining. We have filed an Unfair Labor Practice for the illegal layoff of employees and management retaliation.

3. The organization made a unilateral change to our outside employment policy without bargaining, changing expectations to require managerial approval. We have always maintained a workplace where outside work is permitted and the organization’s sudden termination of Chris Vazquez without a steward, without an opportunity to stop the freelancing project, and without severance is unjust and defies our values.

4. The organization is employing a strategic erosion of status quo through small changes to past practice while we bargain our first contract, including erasure of our cost-of-living adjustment, a significant change to our health insurance, and modifying the evaluation process. The organization has inconsistently complied with requests for information, which does not reflect good faith in bargaining.

The Marshall Project, in retaining union-busting law firm Kauff McGuire & Margolis, is willingly participating in the erosion of worker protections across our industry, a project that takes advantage of the current anti-worker political environment. When The Marshall Project voluntarily recognized our union last year, it touted a “longstanding commitment to a fair, equitable and inclusive workplace, with generous benefits.” We are demanding a return to these values.

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Brittany Hailer @brittanyhailer.bsky.social · Aug 14

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Danielle Ohl @dtohl.bsky.social · Aug 11

A couple weeks ago, I published the first installment in an investigation I've been working on for two years. But in reality, it's an extension of work @brittanyhailer.bsky.social and I started back in 2022 to understand why people with severe mental illnesses are ending up incarcerated.

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