Doug Livingston

Lucas County’s juvenile court is reconsidering its relationship with Ashland County youth treatment center Mohican Young Star Academy after being made aware of The Marshall Project reporting that detailed fights inside the facility. toledoblade.com/local/politics…

Getting a single parking ticket in Lorain led hundreds to lose their driver’s licenses – The Land thelandcle.org/stories/gettin…

NEW: Special Prosecutor Steve Dever has recommended no criminal charges against Cuyahoga County Deputy Kasey Loudermilk in the death of Tamya Westmoreland in a high-speed pursuit. Backstory: themarshallproject.org/2025/08/28/cuy… HT: @TMP_Doug

‘A Significant Failure’: Experts Cite Mistakes in Cleveland Hospital Restraint Death - Cleveland Scene w/ ⁦@BrittanyHailer⁩ & ⁦@TMP_Doug⁩ clevescene.com/news/cleveland…

@MarkPuente and @TMP_Doug and I reviewed the footage of the last moments of Ms. Grant’s life. However, some of the footage is missing. @CuyahogaCounty declined to comment on why 30 seconds of footage appears to be missing when Ms. Grant was discovered by a county deputy.

1/5 More in-depth reporting from The Marshall Project-Cleveland. “I can’t breathe,” Tasha Grant repeated 23 times to MetroHealth Medical Center staff, three hospital police officers and the sheriff’s deputy guarding her. With @BrittanyHailer & @TMP_Doug themarshallproject.org/2025/10/21/tas…

I have been reporting in Cleveland under two years with my colleagues @MarkPuente and @TMP_Doug . So far, I have reported on four deaths in the custody of the Cuyahoga County Jail. The most recent being Tasha Grant whose death was ruled a homicide. 🧵 themarshallproject.org/2025/09/25/cle…

Tasha Grant is the second double amputee to die in @cuyahogacounty 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/cuy…

The medical examiner, ruling homicide, 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 Marcel Potter, who shares an 11-year-old son with Grant. themarshallproject.org/2025/09/25/cle…

BREAKING NEWs: Following months of my reporting last year, Judge Leslie Ann Celebreeze now faces multiple misconduct charges from the Ohio Supreme Court. Read the complaint. Recall her friendship with Mark Dottore, who made more than $500k in fees. documentcloud.org/documents/2517…

Scoop: The federal monitor of the Cleveland consent decree has just decided to publicly post their billing invoices after The Marshall Project-Cleveland pressed for answers on transparency involving taxpayer monies.

Saturday scoop: A city leader just told me that these Tech Advisory Cmte meetings will now be open to the public after the initial meeting Monday when priorities, goals, framework are established. Transparency matters. Journalism matters. themarshallproject.org/2024/03/21/cle…

After four long years, we have a tentative agreement. Despite cuts across @Gannett newsrooms, our @azrepublicguild won a contract that raises wages for everybody and preserves medical and retirement benefits.

Front page of today’s @beaconjournal features my friend @_BronT_ sitting on a @downtownakron swing at Cascade Plaza sipping @AkronCoffee and sharing her optimism for the future. Perfect picture!! More excellent local journalism by @athompsonABJ. beaconjournal.com/story/news/loc…

I may have to update my Twitter handle. After 12 years, I filed my last story with the Beacon yesterday. Next to my family, the privilege of covering Greater Akron has been the joy of my life. I start Monday at the Marshall Project - Cleveland. -30- themarshallproject.org/2023/12/08/dou…

Absentee ballots, if cast by mail, must be postmarked today! If you asked for one and haven’t received it, click the photo to find out what you can do. @beaconjournal beaconjournal.com/story/news/pol…

A powerful piece of local journalism here from @ABJDoug. 'Every time I go to sleep I cry': Akron teens intimately discuss gun violence and grief beaconjournal.com/story/news/loc… via @beaconjournal

A long but sobering read. (Click the photo for the story.) Some teen stories about gun violence were too personal or painful to print. These 12 teens in @AkronPublic give the rare insight of living with more and more of their peers dying. @AkronBeacon beaconjournal.com/story/news/loc…

It's the last day to register to vote for the Nov. 7 election. Statewide Issues 1 (constitutional right to abortion, reproductive care) and 2 (legalize marijuana) and several local races/levies in Summit County. (Click the photo below for a voter guide.) beaconjournal.com/story/news/pol…

Dr. Nathan Heinzerling with Akron Children’s says “making sure handguns and firearms are locked up or inaccessible to children would make a big impact” on curbing youth gun violence. Gun locks are free for those who want them. Details from @blinfisher beaconjournal.com/story/news/202…