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Third Incarcerated Person Dies Following Detox Protocol at…

Allegheny County JailSeptember 18, 2023

Brittany Hailer A third incarcerated person has died after being placed on the Allegheny County Jail’s detox protocol this year.  Zachary Sahm, 27, was placed on the jail’s detoxification protocol after testing positive for fentanyl,…

Records released from Allegheny Medical Examiner after court…

Allegheny County JailSeptember 13, 2023

Brittany Hailer Daniel Pastorek died over two years ago, on Thanksgiving Day, 2020, in a mental health unit in the Allegheny County Jail.  He struggled with housing and suffered from schizophrenia. He was arrested and…

Dolly and Justin Bucek sit side-by-side, smiling for the camera.

Ex-wife questions death of Martin Bucek, Allegheny County…

Allegheny County JailJuly 13, 2021

By Brittany Hailer When Allegheny County police officers knocked on Dolly Bucek’s door on July 3, they brought news of Martin Bucek, the ex-husband she hadn’t heard from in months. “‘Martin has died in the…

County Officials Release Few Details On a Holiday…

Allegheny County JailJuly 8, 2021

By Brittany Hailer  Details are scarce about the death of an incarcerated man at the Allegheny County Jail over the July 4 weekend.  The Allegheny County Medical Examiner’s office identified Martin Bucek, 55, as the…

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