The Allegheny County Jail continues to face scrutiny over its handling of deaths of individuals in custody, safety and health care for trans people, COVID statistics, and more. To keep the public informed, Pittsburgh City Paper is launching a new monthly watchdog feature to keep tabs on the facility and its leaders.
The Allegheny County Jail continues to face scrutiny over its handling of deaths of individuals in custody, safety and health care for trans people, COVID statistics, and more. To keep the public informed, Pittsburgh City Paper is launching a new monthly watchdog feature to keep tabs on the facility and its leaders.
The article “Lawsuit alleges Allegheny County Jail failed to help man who died by suicide last year” (June 28, TribLIVE) articulates the gross errors made by the Allegheny County Jail staff in caring for Martin Bucek, who died by suicide. A most important question is, who is providing oversight to
The estate of a man with a history of suicidal thoughts and various mental health diagnoses who killed himself last year in Allegheny County Jail is suing the county. Martin Bucek, of Shaler, died on July 3, 2021. He was 55. Dolores Bucek, the administrator of Bucek’s estate, filed a