HERE’S INVESTIGATIVE REPORTER PAUL VAN OSDOL. THIS BODY CAM VIDEO SHOWS THE BRIAN ESTEP IN A HOLDING CELL AT THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY JAIL AFTER BEING CHARGED WITH DUI, SIMPLE ASSAULT, AND RESISTING ...

As recently as July, the Allegheny County Jail was dosing people in its custody with addiction medication in the middle of the night. Advocates called the regimen “triggering” and “detrimental,” and ...

The Allegheny County Jail is the only jail in Pennsylvania where a restraint chair is not being used because of a 2021 referendum. The restraint chair allows officers to transport residents ...

PITTSBURGH (WTAE) — Action News Investigates has learned the Allegheny County Jail uses Tasers far more than any other county lockup in Pennsylvania. A policing expert said that is a red flag ...

A recently released audit shows concerns about Allegheny County's heavy caseloads for public ... "Whenever a judge decides to put somebody in jail, the public defender’s office, because of ...

PITTSBURGH (WTAE) — Action News Investigates has learned the Allegheny County Jail uses Tasers far more than any other county lockup in Pennsylvania. A policing expert said that is a red flag that ...

Children may be housed in Allegheny County Jail longer than local leaders planned — as there is no firm timeline for renovations to a juvenile justice facility where they will stay. Local ...

New Allegheny County Jail warden Trevor Wingard reiterated his commitment to progressive ideas at a jail oversight board meeting on Jan. 9, 2025. Trevor Wingard joined the Allegheny County Jail as ...