The Allegheny County Jail will allow in-person social visits for the first time since the start of the covid pandemic starting next week, though visits for right now will be limited to fully vaccinated incarcerated individuals and fully vaccinated family members, officials said. Exceptions will be made for children under
A 26-year-old man died Sunday shortly after collapsing at Allegheny County Jail. A jail spokesman said the man, later identified by family members as Gerald Thomas, exited his cell shortly after noon and asked other inmates for assistance before collapsing. “A medical emergency was called, and life-saving measures were performed
The union representing corrections officers at Allegheny County Jail has authorized a no-confidence vote against Warden Orlando Harper. Brian Englert, the president of the union, said following Wednesday’s Jail Oversight Board meeting that they had already collected 150 signatures. Still, Englert said he’s not sure every officer will vote in
Allegheny County Jail officials are contemplating a return to in-person visitation as covid-19 cases drop there and across the region. Warden Orlando Harper said Wednesday that there were only five positive cases at the facility as of Feb. 25. During Wednesday’s Jail Oversight Board meeting, Harper said he anticipated visits
COVID-19 case numbers at Allegheny County Jail are dropping, and officials say they are drafting a plan to bring back in-person visits for incarcerated people.