Bill Lofquist and Jody DiPerna In the fall of 1923, a young woman from Pittsburgh's East End was murdered. The police built a case against Lorenzo Savage, a young Black man, that closely followed a…
Incarcerated man dies at Allegheny County Jail
by Brittany Hailer Tim Manino, 60, died in the Allegheny County Jail Thursday, according to the Allegheny County Medical Examiner. Jail staff performed CPR for approximately 30 minutes until paramedics arrived and pronounced Manino dead…
A second man in federal custody dies at…
By Brittany Hailer Damon Leroy Kayes, 54, died Monday at Renewal Inc., a detention center in downtown Pittsburgh that houses federal, state and local incarcerated persons. He was pronounced dead at 1:21 a.m., according to…
Pittsburgh Institute for Nonprofit Journalism receives four Golden…
The Pittsburgh Institute for Nonprofit Journalism received four nominations in the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania’s 59th Golden Quill awards. The club honors excellence in journalism across Western Pennsylvania, as well as parts of Ohio…
A Criminal Solution
Determining whether someone is mentally fit to stand trial in Pennsylvania often traps them in the very place making them worse — jail. This is the story of one woman’s fight to get out. A…
Incarcerated man with intellectual disabilities died of natural…
by Brittany Hailer Anthony Talotta, 57, an intellectually disabled man who died at UPMC Mercy in August after being transferred from the Allegheny County Jail, died of hypertensive and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, according to the…
Judges in Pa. can now dismiss charges against…
The state Supreme Court closed a decades-old legal loophole that kept people who would never be competent to stand trial on criminal charges in jail or prison indefinitely. By Brittany Hailer of the Pittsburgh Institute…
Manner of death ruled as ‘natural’ for two…
by Brittany Hailer Two men who died in the Allegheny County Jail earlier this year, died of natural causes related to heart disease, according to the most recent release from the Allegheny County Medical Examiner.…
Jail officials across Pa. sound alarm as mental…
A statewide survey of county jails by Spotlight PA and the Pittsburgh Institute for Nonprofit Journalism revealed many facilities openly admit they are not equipped for the growing mental health crisis by Brittany Hailer of…