City Paper's September 2022 Jail Watch aggregates this month's Allegheny County Jail news, including details on two of this year's several deaths in county custody, new statewide data on cash bail and the geography of mass incarceration, and population statistics.
A Monroeville man who had been held at Allegheny County Jail since Sept. 10 died Wednesday. Anthony G. Talotta, 57, was pronounced dead at 10:46 p.m. at UPMC Mercy, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office. His death is being investigated by the office. No cause was provided. The
Almost 90% of people incarcerated in the county jail last fall completed a research survey, where they described hygiene conditions and the state of its food and healthcare services.
In City Paper's August Jail Watch roundup we bring you news on staffing audit initiatives and review the essential updates from Allegheny County's penal system.
An inmate at the Allegheny County Jail died Sunday, according to authorities. Ronald James Andrus, 78, was identified in a release by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Andrus of McKees Rocks was pronounced dead at about 3:15 p.m. Details were not yet available from the county. Bethany Hallam, county