At a meeting Wednesday, Allegheny County Council rejected an effort to overturn a ban on leg shackles at the jail.

Allegheny County Council struck down a measure Wednesday night to partly reverse the ban on restraining prisoners with leg ...

Allegheny County Council is poised to consider rescinding a ban on the use of leg shackles on prisoners at the Allegheny County Jail. And whether or not officials want to debate the contentious issue, ...

Allegheny County Jail corrections officers may be allowed to use leg shackles when taking incarcerated people to medical appointments if county council approves a measure repealing a portion of the ...