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Editorial: Keeping a smart watch on jail technology

Editorial: Keeping a smart watch on jail technology

August 02, 2026

Lockup lookout: Allegheny County Jail goes high-tech for medical alerts

Lockup lookout: Allegheny County Jail goes high-tech for medical alerts

July 31, 2026

Pa. Supreme Court rejects extension of stay in life without parole for second degree murder ruling

Pa. Supreme Court rejects extension of stay in life without parole for second degree murder ruling

July 31, 2026

Aug. 6: Allegheny County Jail Oversight Board Meeting

Aug. 6: Allegheny County Jail Oversight Board Meeting

July 28, 2026

Questions remain over fatal attack at Allegheny County Jail—and possible failures that allowed it to happen

Questions remain over fatal attack at Allegheny County Jail—and possible failures that allowed it to happen

July 11, 2026

Probation | Parole | Pre-trial Detention

July 10, 2026

Allegheny County Jail warden to leave for position in North Carolina

Allegheny County Jail warden to leave for position in North Carolina

July 06, 2026

Debate grows over Allegheny County Jail’s medical emergency notification system

Debate grows over Allegheny County Jail’s medical emergency notification system

May 31, 2026

Correctional officer on leave during investigation into Allegheny County Jail stabbing

Correctional officer on leave during investigation into Allegheny County Jail stabbing

May 18, 2026

Homicide suspect in Pittsburgh woman's killing dies after assault at Allegheny County Jail

Homicide suspect in Pittsburgh woman's killing dies after assault at Allegheny County Jail

May 14, 2026

“I’ve been following the work of the Abolitionist Law Center for quite a long time. If we’re going to begin the process of eliminating structural racism, we certainly have to start with prisons.”

Angela Y. Davis

Abolitionist Law Center
P.O. Box 23032
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
info@alcenter.org