This mural, painted by a man incarcerated at the Allegheny County Jail, is part of the work that is now being compensated at the Second Avenue facility. A program to pay incarcerated workers began on March 25, and in the first week, 377 people participated. (Courtesy of Allegheny County Jail)
For the first time, those incarcerated at the Allegheny County Jail are being paid for the work they do.
The program began March 25. During the first week, according to Deputy Warden Connie Clark, 377 people were paid…