An effort to overturn a voter-approved ban on the use of leg-shackles and other equipment at Allegheny County Jail took a small step forward Tuesday — despite warnings from some officials that the ...

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 ...

When Allegheny County voters approved a referendum in 2021 eliminating the use of solitary confinement at the county jail, they also barred use of leg shackles by corrections officers there. As a ...

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 ...