Corrections officers at the Allegheny County Jail and their supporters are forging ahead with an effort to overturn parts of a ban on the use of leg-shackles and other restraints. But opponents warn ...

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 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Is your safety in jeopardy because of a restraint device jail guards are no longer allowed to use in one county? It all has to do ...

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 ...

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 ...

PITTSBURGH — Is your safety in jeopardy because of a restraint device jail guards are no longer allowed to use in one county? It all has to do with the ban on leg shackles during hospital visits by ...