A Pittsburgh man is suing Allegheny County and several officers at the jail, alleging they beat him so severely on two separate occasions in the intake unit that they dislocated his shoulder and broke ...

Police and jail administrators are investigating how a newly hired corrections officer at the Allegheny County Jail allegedly ...

A 38-year-old man was pronounced dead at the jail on Saturday afternoon.

An inmate at the Allegheny County Jail is facing new charges after he attempted to smuggle drugs into the facility.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. An inmate at the Allegheny County Jail has died after he was found unresponsive on Sunday morning. Allegheny County Jail Warden ...

An inmate at the Allegheny County Jail died on Saturday. Jail officials say an internal review will be done following the ...

Data released in January 2026 to Allegheny County officials offers a clear look at who is being held at Highland Detention Center – and how much it costs taxpayers. The numbers show short stays, ...

The Allegheny County Jail in Downtown Pittsburgh. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has agreed to hear a case that could decide who gets more of a say in how the Allegheny County Jail is run: the voters, ...

There are 17 floors in this facility with room for 3,000 incarcerated individuals. There were around 1,700 there on the day we visited.

A 38-year-old man incarcerated at the Allegheny County Jail died Saturday afternoon after corrections staff declared a medical emergency, authorities said. Staff treated him on site until medics ...

A Pittsburgh journalist sued Allegheny County in federal court Thursday, claiming a county jail “gag order” violates jail staff’s First Amendment free-speech rights, as well as the press-freedom ...