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A class-action lawsuit filed against a number of Allegheny County judges, probation officials, and the county jail warden alleges that they’re overusing probation detainers to keep people in jail in violation of their state and federal constitutional rights.
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Multiple prisoners' rights groups gathered Downtown Wednesday to call on the Allegheny County Jail Oversight Board to cancel a training contract at the jail. The jail hired controversial high-risk corrections training company C-SAU in July to implement new processes for cell extractions.
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The warden of the Allegheny County Jail has responded to growing criticism over the facility's apparent new control tactics that will replace practices banned by voters this spring.
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Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Anthony Mariani was sued in federal court Tuesday for allegedly barring volunteer court observers from virtually…
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A Pennsylvania Commonwealth Court case is being called the first of its kind, challenging the fate of inmates serving life sentences without the…
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Man Injured In East Liberty Protest Sues Police, Mayor PedutoA man who suffered severe head trauma at an East Liberty protest in June is suing Pittsburgh officials. The civil rights lawsuit was filed in U.S.…
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A ban on buying books for people incarcerated at the Allegheny County Jail was lifted Wednesday. The policy prevented people at the jail and their loved…
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Racial disparities persist in Allegheny County’s criminal justice system, according to a report the Abolitionist Law Center’s Court Watch program released…
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It's possible that Bret Grote gets more mail from state prison inmates than anyone else in Pittsburgh.As the co-founder and legal director of the…