Critics allege Allegheny County Jail doesn’t always notify family when inmates are hospitalized

The Allegheny County Jail (Justin Vellucci | TribLive)

Advocates and members of an oversight board criticized the Allegheny County Jail this week for problems with notifying people their incarcerated loved ones have been hospitalized.

They claimed the jail’s notification policy is inconsistently applied, leading to confusion and fear among relatives struggling to get information…

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