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PITTSBURGH – Allegheny County has denied that its internal “Gag Rule” policies violate the First Amendment rights of its county jail employees and prevent the plaintiff, an investigative journalist, from developing sources to offer comment for stories detailing events which have taken place inside the jail.
PITTSBURGH – A Pittsburgh investigative journalist contends that “Gag Rule” policies enacted by the Allegheny County Bureau of Corrections violate the First Amendment rights of Allegheny County Jail employees and contractors, and prevent her from developing sources to offer comment for stories detailing events which have taken place inside the jail.