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Allegheny County’s Shuman Juvenile Detention Center sits shuttered on Thursday, Sept. 21, 2023, in Lincoln-Lemington-Belmar. The county announced mid-September that it would hire private company Adelphoi to reopen and run the center, which has been closed since September 2021. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)
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Inside Allegheny County’s $73 million contract for a private juvenile detention operator

charlie wolfson profile picture, wearing a green shirt by Charlie Wolfson September 29, 2023September 29, 2023

The contract stipulates that the county will pay a fixed amount for each bed in the facility, regardless of whether the beds are in use. That daily rate, set by the state’s Department of Human Services, is $650 and could change each year.

From left, Bethany Hallam, county councilwoman at-large, Patrick Catena, president of Allegheny County Council, and Paul Klein, councilman for District 11, photographed on June 6, 2023, at the Allegheny County Courthouse, Downtown. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)
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Allegheny County Council votes to sue over juvenile detention plan with potential 5-year cost of $73 million

charlie wolfson profile picture, wearing a green shirt by Charlie Wolfson September 26, 2023September 29, 2023
The Shuman Juvenile Detention Center in Pittsburgh. (Photo courtesy Allegheny County)
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Updated: County Council to sue for right to block private juvenile detention plan

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Her ex left her bruised and in shock. Her attempts at justice illuminate the struggle to prosecute partner rape allegations.

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Richard Garland, center, seated, executive director of Reimagine Reentry, laughs with his team on Thursday, Sept. 7, 2023, in their Hill District offices. Garland and his team work to identify trends in community violence and to prevent violence through victim relocation, connecting to services and supports and creating community relationships. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)
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Anti-violence teams surge as $50 million in Allegheny County funding flows

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The Allegheny County Courthouse, which includes the district attorney’s office. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)
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The Allegheny County district attorney’s office will use AI to streamline digital evidence management

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Pittsburgh Police Chief Larry Scirotto speaks at a July 19 press conference, as Mayor Ed Gainey looks on, at bureau headquarters. (Photo by Eric Jankiewicz/PublicSource)
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View of workers in car. Kaila Venezia, a community social worker with Pittsburgh Public Safety and the City of Pittsburgh Office of Community Health and Safety, and Pittsburgh Fire Bureau Lt. Chad Hirosky, respond to a call as part of the city’s High Utilizer Program on Thursday, July 27, 2023, in Lawrenceville. Venezia looks down as she checks her phone. Lt. Hirosky gets into the driver's seat. The team, made up of people from the fire bureau and sometimes social workers and medics, links high utilizers of 911 to available services and supports them until they are ready to accept help. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)
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911 becomes the go-to help line for ‘high utilizers.’ Who’s reaching out to help them? Pittsburgh firefighters

PublicSource intern Elizabeth Szeto by Elizabeth Szeto August 1, 2023July 28, 2023

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