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Mark Puente

Cleveland

Investigative Reporter at The Marshall Project

Investigative reporter at @marshallproj Once: @TB_Times, @LATimes, @baltimoresun, @theplaindealer, trucker & Teamster. Twice a Pulitzer Prize finalist.

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  • 2 weeks ago | news5cleveland.com | Tara Morgan |Mark Puente

    A Cuyahoga County sheriff’s deputy involved in separate shootings of two teenagers while assigned to a controversial downtown patrol unit was once deemed unfit by a suburban police force, an investigation by The Marshall Project - Cleveland and News 5 Cleveland has found.

  • 1 month ago | news5cleveland.com | Scott Noll |Mark Puente

    This article was published in partnership with The Marshall Project - Cleveland, a nonprofit news team covering Ohio’s criminal justice systems, and News 5 Cleveland. Sign up for The Marshall Project’s Cleveland newsletter and Facebook Group. An Ohio lawmaker plans to introduce legislation requiring county jails to report pregnancy outcomes. State Rep. Terrence Upchurch, a Democrat from Cleveland, called it “problematic” that Ohio does not require jails to report pregnancy outcomes.

  • 1 month ago | news5cleveland.com | Mark Puente |Scott Noll

    This articlewas published in partnership with The Marshall Project - Cleveland, a nonprofit news team covering Ohio’s criminal justice systems, and News 5 Cleveland. Sign up for The Marshall Project’s Cleveland newsletter, and follow them on Instagram, Reddit and YouTube. Nearly five months pregnant, Linda Acoff screamed in pain inside a cell in the Cuyahoga County Jail. The pressure and cramping intensified.

  • 2 months ago | clevescene.com | Mark Puente

    Embattled Cuyahoga County Domestic Relations Judge Leslie Ann Celebrezze invoked her Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination and declined to testify during a disciplinary hearing on March 31. Days earlier, Celebrezze admitted in court records to allegations by the Ohio Disciplinary Counsel of steering lucrative work to her longtime friend Mark Dottore.

  • Mar 28, 2025 | clevescene.com | Mark Puente

    [ { "name": "Real 1 Player (r2) - Inline", "component": "38482494", "insertPoint": "2/3", "requiredCountToDisplay": "9" } ] This article was first published by The Marshall Project, a nonprofit news organization covering the U.S. criminal justice system. Sign up for their newsletters, and follow them on Instagram, TikTok, Reddit and Facebook.

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Mark Puente
Mark Puente @MarkPuente
27 Jun 25

The Ohio Disciplinary Counsel said Judge Leslie Ann Celebrezze left a stain on the judicial system and arrogance likely led to her legal troubles. “There is simply no place in our justice system for dishonest judges,” he wrote. https://t.co/3xwL1Er2Ce

Mark Puente
Mark Puente @MarkPuente
20 Jun 25

RT @mack_oxenden: Today is the day! If you’re at #IRE25, join me, @MarkPuente and @KateHuangpu13 at 5pm to talk all things local governmen…

Mark Puente
Mark Puente @MarkPuente
19 Jun 25

Even better: “If you only do your stuff from texting….” Gold advice.

Mark Puente
Mark Puente @MarkPuente

In the words of @CoreyGJohnson: “The PIO is the devil. You’ve got to get beyond that.” Amen! Say it louder! #IRE25 https://t.co/AdeiapFQV4