At a meeting Wednesday, Allegheny County Council rejected an effort to overturn a ban on leg shackles at the jail.
The Allegheny County Jail in Downtown Pittsburgh. Allegheny County Executive Sara Innamorato on Thursday announced a new policy meant to resolve an ongoing dispute over the use of leg shackles on ...
At the recent Alle­gheny County Jail Oversight Board meeting, Allegheny County Councilwoman Bethany Hallam showed support for sheriffs taking over inmate hospital trips. They voted in favor of ...
PITTSBURGH — Corrections officers at the Allegheny County Jail are pushing to bring back the use of leg shackles during hospital visits. The restraints were banned as part of a ballot referendum in ...
PITTSBURGH — Is your safety in jeopardy because of a restraint device jail guards are no longer allowed to use in one county? It all has to do with the ban on leg shackles during hospital visits by ...
The correctional officers' union at the Allegheny County Jail wants to reinstate leg shackles for hospital transports. D.C. residents drive law enforcement out of neighborhood Donald Trump suffers ...