Matthew Richmond
Reporter/ProducerExpertise: Police, courts, radio and writing
Education: University of Southern California - Master of Science, journalism
Favorite spot in Northeast Ohio: In a kayak near the mouth of the Cuyahoga River
Experience:
Matthew Richmond has worked as a journalist since 2011, first as a stringer in South Sudan, then as a public radio radio reporter in upstate New York covering hydrofracking before arriving in Cleveland in 2016.
Highlights:
- 2022 & 2023 Ohio Society of Professional Journalists, Best Criminal Justice Reporting
- Reporting fellow for "Guns & America" - a public media reporting project focused on firearms, their role and history in U.S. society and the laws surrounding their distribution and possession in Ohio and nationwide
- Reporting on the criminal justice system in Northeast Ohio, with a particular focus on policing, prosecutors and responses to violent crime
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GCC is pressing for the public defender's office to take all cases where juveniles face time in adult prison. County council is not convinced. -
Under a proposal in County Executive Chris Ronayne's proposed budget, all cases where juveniles could be sent to adult court would be assigned to the public defender. -
Protesters gathered to call for increased scrutiny over the police killings of Tamir Rice and Jun Wang in Cuyahoga County. -
Sheriff Harold Pretel is proposing duplicating the work of the Cleveland downtown safety patrol from the summer in other cities. -
Dawn Pasela was 26 when she died at her apartment of an apparent alcohol overdose. A sheriff's report this year found Parma police could have taken several additional steps to investigate her death. -
The change in discipline policy was one of the concessions Mayor Justin Bibb made to secure 12-hour shifts from Cleveland police unions. -
CPOP is designed to spark change in the culture of policing by having officers learn about community issues from residents and work with them to fix them, according to the report. -
John Thompson was convicted of raping his son and sentenced to life in prison. Twenty-two years later the conviction was overturned when his son withdrew his testimony. -
Under the law passed Monday, parents of kids picked up after curfew will face a misdemeanor charge and potential jail time. -
2 men wrongfully convicted of attempted murder file suit against Cuyahoga County Prosecutor's officeThe lawsuit aims to overcome prosecutorial immunity against lawsuits by focusing on policies within the office.
