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Community and Special Projects Editor (she/her)
Rachel leads our special projects work on topics that demand deeper coverage, and works with Cleveland Documenters and Signal staff to report those stories for wider understanding and accountability. She is our liaison with the Marshall Project in Cleveland where she focuses on including residents' voices in criminal justice reporting. Rachel has reported in Cleveland for more than two decades on stories that have changed laws, policies, hearts and minds. She was part of the team that helped launch Cleveland Documenters in 2020, and she was a John S. Knight Community Impact Fellow in 2021. Dissell is a two-time winner of the Dart Award for Excellence in Coverage of Trauma for narrative stories about teen dating violence and systemic failures with rape investigations.

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Renderings of four homes that a developer wants to build on Father Caruso Drive.
Posted inMeeting Briefs

Housing approved in Cleveland’s Stockyard and Detroit-Shoreway neighborhoods

Rachel Dissell, Community + Special Projects EditorCleveland Documenters by Rachel Dissell and Cleveland Documenters November 27, 2023November 27, 2023

Cleveland Board of Zoning Appeals green-lighted plans for several homes that include city Land Bank parcels.

Drawing of a parking lot, a building. The inside of the building looks like a maze.
Posted inCivic Resources

Losing your driver’s license is easy. Getting it back is complicated

Rachel Dissell, Community + Special Projects EditorAvatar photo by Rachel Dissell and Kellie Morris November 16, 2023November 28, 2023
A picture of Public Utilities Director Martin Keane talking about a contract to buy chemicals to disinfect city water.
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Evergreen Cooperative Laundry buys Cleveland Land Bank lots

Rachel Dissell, Community + Special Projects EditorCleveland Documenters by Rachel Dissell and Cleveland Documenters November 13, 2023November 14, 2023
Cleveland Hopkins International Airport entrance
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Cleveland adds fee for vehicle-sharing services at Hopkins Airport 

Rachel Dissell, Community + Special Projects EditorCleveland Documenters by Rachel Dissell and Cleveland Documenters November 3, 2023November 6, 2023
Justice Center Complex
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Cuyahoga County prosecutor criticizes opponent, push-back on Parma gun range, small CSU student uptick (Weekly Chatter)

Avatar photoRachel Dissell, Community + Special Projects EditorNick Castele, Government ReporterAmy Morona, Higher Education Reporter by Mark Naymik, Rachel Dissell, Nick Castele and Amy Morona September 18, 2023September 21, 2023
Posted inExplainers

The basics of how bail and bonds work (Explainer)

Rachel Dissell, Community + Special Projects Editorillustration of journalist Ilica MahajanAvatar photo by Rachel Dissell, Ilica Mahajan and The Marshall Project September 11, 2023September 11, 2023
A group of more than 30 protestors walk through Cleveland’s downtown, holding posters advocating for bail reform and better conditions at the county jail
Posted inCriminal Justice Reform

Bail reform in Cuyahoga County (Timeline)

Rachel Dissell, Community + Special Projects Editorillustration of journalist Ilica MahajanAvatar photo by Rachel Dissell, Ilica Mahajan and The Marshall Project September 11, 2023September 12, 2023
An illustration shows the back of a Black man looking up at a tall building, the Cuyahoga County Justice Center. In front of the building is a panel of three portraits, representing a roulette of judges.
Posted inCourts

Cuyahoga County judges vowed to reform the bail system. Here’s what happened

illustration of journalist Ilica MahajanRachel Dissell, Community + Special Projects EditorAvatar photo by Ilica Mahajan, Rachel Dissell and The Marshall Project September 11, 2023September 11, 2023
Image of architectural rendering of townhomes.
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Cleveland Planning Commission approves Tremont townhome project

Rachel Dissell, Community + Special Projects EditorCleveland Documenters by Rachel Dissell and Cleveland Documenters September 8, 2023September 8, 2023
A photo of demolition work at Irishtown Bend.
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Building demolition approved to make way for Irishtown Bend

Rachel Dissell, Community + Special Projects EditorCleveland Documenters by Rachel Dissell and Cleveland Documenters August 28, 2023August 28, 2023

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