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The Strange Case of Cleveland Mayor Frank G. Jackson

Frank Jackson has argued that violent crime is a symptom, not the cause, of the underlying social and economic conditions plaguing Cleveland. Those words, to some, are starting to ring hollow as members of his family appear to be shielded from the law.

 

Read Jordan Heller’s “The Strange Case of Cleveland Mayor Frank G. Jackson”

 

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