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Mansfield Frazier is a native Clevelander and former newspaper editor. His regular column can be seen on CoolCleveland.com. An avid gardener, he resides in the Hough neighborhood of Cleveland with his wife, Brenda, and their two dogs, Zaida and Ginger.

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Chelsea Behind Bars

True Life

When I was locked up, I didn’t see transgender inmates treated badly.

Mansfield Frazier | Published Aug 22, 2013

They Tried to Make Me Snitch, Too

Hey, Whitey

The Boston mobster was found guilty, but the seedy relationship between cops and informants lives on.

Mansfield Frazier | Published Aug 13, 2013

Castro’s Prison Fantasy

Behind Bars

His victim complex will only get worse in the clink, writes Mansfield Frazier.

Mansfield Frazier | Published Aug 02, 2013

Three Strikes for Cleveland?

Rust Belt

The discovery of another serial killer lurking in Ohio’s second-largest city sounds all too familiar.

Mansfield Frazier | Published Jul 25, 2013

The Trayvon Circus Begins

On Trial

As opening statements kick off in the trial of George Zimmerman, the media is poised to pounce on every sordid detail. Mansfield Frazier on the coming blow to race relations in the U.S.

Mansfield Frazier | Published Jun 24, 2013

Mayors Can’t Smoke Crack!

Please

Could the mayor of a major city really smoke crack and still do his job?

Mansfield Frazier | Published May 29, 2013

The Saddest Reality Stars

Must-Skip TV

Unlike the ‘Real Housewives,’ prisoners aren’t really exercising free will when they sign up to exploited on TV.

Mansfield Frazier | Published May 19, 2013

Does Castro Have to Die?

Life or Death

Throwing the death penalty at alleged kidnapper Ariel Castro will turn an open-and-shut legal case into a long, expensive mess.

Mansfield Frazier | Published May 14, 2013

The Corner of Revenge & Rage

Eats

How are regular Ohio folks reacting to the Cleveland horror? Mansfield Frazier went to the iconic Donna’s Diner to find out.

Mansfield Frazier | Published May 11, 2013

Miracle in…Cleveland?

Good News

<p>The joyful news that three women were found after 10 years has stopped the Ohio city in its tracks—a welcome reprieve from the usual news of poverty and police screw-ups. Plus, Caroline Linton on the case’s <a href="/content/witw/articles/2013/05/07/cleveland-kidnapping-what-we-know-so-far.html">unanswered questions</a>.<br> </p>

Mansfield Frazier | Published May 07, 2013

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