An Allegheny County Jail guard has lost his job and been charged after he punched an inmate multiple times, authorities said. Robert Veith, 49, of Plum, was conducting window cell checks Jan. 3 when the incident occurred, Allegheny County Police spokesman Jim Madalinsky said Monday. Surveillance video showed Veith talking
Progressive incumbent Sara Innamorato faces off against Joe Rockey, a Republican and former PNC bank executive, in the high-stakes race for Allegheny County Executive.
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Allegheny County Jail is short-staffed by more than 100 corrections officers, and more than half of budgeted health care positions are unfilled, according to an audit by Controller Corey O'Connor.