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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

Allegheny County Jail sued over alleged assault by corrections officers

Allegheny County Jail sued over alleged assault by corrections officers

November 21, 2025

Palmer v. Sunday

Palmer v. Sunday

November 17, 2025

Brown v. Veith

November 13, 2025

ACJ faces second lawsuit this summer over alleged assaults

ACJ faces second lawsuit this summer over alleged assaults

August 28, 2025

Jail sergeant in PublicSource investigation hit with new abuse allegations

Jail sergeant in PublicSource investigation hit with new abuse allegations

July 02, 2025

‘Nobody deserves what happened to me,’ Allegheny County Jail sued over alleged assault

‘Nobody deserves what happened to me,’ Allegheny County Jail sued over alleged assault

July 02, 2025

Excessive-force lawsuit claims Allegheny County Jail guards repeatedly shocked man with Taser

Excessive-force lawsuit claims Allegheny County Jail guards repeatedly shocked man with Taser

July 02, 2025

Wilkerson v. Sarver

Wilkerson v. Sarver

July 02, 2025

Allegheny County's search for jail warden nears final phase

Allegheny County's search for jail warden nears final phase

November 18, 2024

“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