By Brittany Hailer Victor Joseph Zilinek, 39, an incarcerated person at the Allegheny County Jail, suffered a drug overdose resulting in his July 13 death, according to a press release from the Allegheny County Medical…
Allegheny County announces contract for ‘historical review of…
By Brittany Hailer Ronald James Andrus, 78, died in the Allegheny County Jail Sunday. Andrus was being held on a probation violation at the facility since mid-July, according to an email Warden Orlando Harper sent…
A fourth person dies in Allegheny County Jail…
By Brittany Hailer Victor Joseph Zilinek, 39, died Wednesday in the Allegheny County Jail, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner, marking the fourth in-custody death this year. Past notifications to the Jail Oversight Board…
Allegheny County sued after jail allegedly failed to…
By Brittany Hailer Content warning: this story includes topics of suicide, suicidal ideation and self-harm A year after he was found unresponsive in the Allegheny County Jail, Martin Bucek’s ex-wife, Dolly Bucek, filed a civil…
A man died in jail. Now his mother…
By Brittany Hailer The mother of a man who died at the Allegheny County Jail in March has filed a request for an investigation with the Pennsylvania Judicial Conduct Board into Common Pleas Judge Anthony…
Pittsburgh Institute for Nonprofit Journalism wins five Golden…
* The Pittsburgh Institute for Nonprofit Journalism was awarded five Golden Quills in the Western Pennsylvania Press Club’s 2022 Golden Quills competition, including Best-of-Show for an investigation into the Allegheny County Jail kitchen. The Golden…
Pittsburgh Institute for Nonprofit Journalism wins four awards…
By Brittany Hailer The Pittsburgh Institute for Nonprofit Journalism has been recognized by the Society of Professional Journalists Keystone Pro Chapter and the Pennsylvania Press Club for stories investigating higher education, incarceration and the criminal…
Blunt force trauma to the head cited as…
By Brittany Hailer Paul Spisak, an incarcerated person at the Allegheny County Jail, suffered blunt force trauma to the head resulting in his Jan. 30 death, according to a press release from the Allegheny County…
An incarcerated man died in the Allegheny County…
By Brittany Hailer Jerry Lee Ross Jr., 48, died at the Allegheny County Jail Thursday, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner. This death is the third to occur this year and the 14th since…