Jody DiPerna When we started talking about forming the Pittsburgh Institute for Nonprofit Journalism in March of 2020, we did not know how the readers would respond or how sustainable it would be, but we…
Survey alleges staffing shortage at Allegheny County Jail…
Healthcare employees say health services administrator unqualified to make patient decisions Matt Glover An Allegheny County Jail healthcare staff job satisfaction survey presented at the Jail Oversight Board meeting Thursday identified 21 instances where staff…
Smithfield shelter closure limits resources for homeless downtown
Pittsburgh community members step up after Allegheny County Department of Human Services closes shelter despite public outcry Matt Glover Under a small overhang in the pouring rain outside Smithfield United Church of Christ, Kim Paquet,…
Pre-trial detainee has waited over six years to…
By Jody DiPerna and Matt Glover In a pre-trial hearing today, Assistant District Attorney Matthew Newman told Common Pleas Court Judge Randal Todd that the D.A.’s office personally delivered eight discs containing video surveillance footage…
Survey finds fraught relationship between Allegheny County Jail…
Nearly 100 corrections officers provided insight into jail’s high turnover rate Matt Glover Officers responding to an Allegheny County Jail corrections officer job satisfaction survey reported inadequate staffing, forced overtime, dangerous work conditions and unsympathetic…
Jail Oversight Board members and jail administration abruptly…
Community members honored deceased incarcerated persons through song By Matt Glover Yesterday’s Allegheny County Jail Oversight Board meeting ended early with Judge Elliot Howsie, who led the meeting, walking out to a rendition of “Mama,…
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…
Interview with Sylvia Ryerson, the Filmmaker behind the…
by Jody DiPerna Sylvia Ryerson is a fifth year PhD candidate in American Studies at Yale. Before graduate school, she worked for nine years as a DJ and radio journalist for WMMT fm in Whitesburg,…
Hindsight and Regulation in East Palestine, Ohio
by Reid Frazier, for Belt Magazine In a press conference following the catastrophic derailment in East Palestine, Ohio Governor Mike DeWine expressed difficulty grasping one particular aspect of federal rail regulations. “This train…was not considered…