September 09, 2022
A legal team that successfully argued for better health precautions and procedures at the Allegheny County Jail early in the COVID-19 pandemic said Thursday in Pennsylvania federal court the county should pay more than $585,000 for attorney fees.
May 27, 2020
The Allegheny County Jail in Pittsburgh will increase COVID-19 testing and precautions intended to prevent the spread of the virus after a federal judge approved a deal between the jail, prisoner-rights groups and the ACLU of Pennsylvania on Wednesday.
April 09, 2020
The Allegheny County Jail in Pittsburgh isn't giving inmates enough space to reduce the risk of spreading the coronavirus, despite making room by releasing hundreds of prisoners, according to a proposed class action lawsuit filed in Pennsylvania federal court.