Orlando Harper

Advocacy groups say conditions at Allegheny County Jail need to be addressed more thoroughly.

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.

Two-thirds of the people surveyed in late 2021 were “very unhappy” or “somewhat unhappy” with the jail’s medical services. About 72% of respondents were “very dissatisfied” with food in the jail.

COVID-19 case numbers at Allegheny County Jail are dropping, and officials say they are drafting a plan to bring back in-person visits for incarcerated people.

For now, Harper said, “the C-SAU training has been paused while there is a legal review of this action.”

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.

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…

Veterans serving time in the Allegheny County Jail will now have their own specialized resources and residential section. The pod opened last month, and…