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
Newly filed campaign finance reports suggest that the top three Democrats running to replace retiring Congressman Mike Doyle began the year with the means to wage robust campaigns and the last of them to announce his run weighed in with the largest numbers for fundraising in the last three months of the year.
Allegheny County Jail officials sought assistance early last year from the Department of Justice’s National Institute of Corrections, which provides training and services to local and state facilities. The jail for years has been the subject of criticism and repeated lawsuits for violations ranging from the use of excessive force
A referendum banning the use of solitary confinement at Allegheny County Jail took effect Dec. 5. Yet, according to the Jail Oversight Board Segregation Report dated Wednesday and posted online, nearly 300 people were locked down in the jail throughout the month. Many of those people spent the entire month
A referendum banning most uses of solitary confinement at the Allegheny County Jail took effect in December. Still, 294 inmates were isolated in the last month.