As recently as July, the Allegheny County Jail was dosing people in its custody with addiction medication in the middle of the night. Advocates called the regimen “triggering” and ...

The Allegheny County Jail is the only jail in Pennsylvania where a restraint chair is not being used because of a 2021 referendum. The restraint chair allows officers to transport residents ...

Charges have been filed against a former corrections officer at the Allegheny County Jail ... by ACJ Healthcare Services at the jail. According to court documents, Veith wrote an incident report ...

Is your safety in jeopardy because of a restraint device jail guards are no longer allowed to use in one county?

PITTSBURGH (WTAE) — Action News Investigates has learned the Allegheny County Jail uses Tasers far more than any other county lockup in Pennsylvania. A policing expert said that is a red flag ...

New Allegheny County Jail warden Trevor Wingard reiterated his commitment to progressive ideas at a jail oversight board meeting on Jan. 9, 2025. Trevor Wingard joined the Allegheny County Jail as ...

A recently released audit shows concerns about Allegheny County's heavy caseloads for public defenders that possibly make it ...

Justin Vellucci Thursday, March 28, 2024 5:23 p.m. | Thursday, March 28, 2024 5:23 p.m. Bishop David Zubik stood Thursday afternoon in a narrow Allegheny County Jail hallway lined with white ...