The majority of at least five inmates who died at the Allegheny County Jail this year expired of natural causes, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s Office. Two deaths were attributed to accidental causes, the office reported. Ronald James Andrus, 78, of McKees Rocks, died Aug. 14 as a
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