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Allegheny County announces contract for ‘historical review of…

Allegheny County JailAugust 15, 2022

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…

Citations, fines, and terminated contracts: an inside look…

Allegheny County JailJuly 31, 2022

The jail has been cited by the Allegheny County Health Department 162 times since 2014. By Jake Dabkowski Since 2014, The Allegheny County Jail’s residential kitchen has received 162 health code violations from the Allegheny…

Citations, fines, and terminated contracts: an inside look…

Allegheny County JailJuly 31, 2022

The jail has been cited by the Allegheny County Health Department 162 times since 2014. By Jake Dabkowski Since 2014, The Allegheny County Jail’s residential kitchen has received 162 health code violations from the Allegheny…

A fourth person dies in Allegheny County Jail…

Allegheny County JailJuly 14, 2022

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…

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