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Category: Investigations

Posted inInvestigations

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

Alexandra Ross by Alexandra Ross September 15, 2023September 18, 2023

By reporting the attack to law enforcement, she triggered a process that often ends in disappointment for survivors in Allegheny County and elsewhere — but also took a step toward holding the system accountable to survivors assaulted by former intimate partners. 

Chatham University photographed on Sept. 26, 2022, in Shadyside. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)
Posted inBREAKING NEWS

‘We were all blindsided’: Chatham University faces multimillion-dollar budget hole, lays off staff, cuts benefits

by Emma Folts September 11, 2023September 18, 2023
New construction in the Lower Hill rises beyond the trees and rooftops of the Crawford Square Apartments on Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2023, in Crawford-Roberts. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)
Posted inInvestigations

As the legal ground shifts under race-specific programs, Pittsburgh inches toward a long-delayed review of policies

Avatar photocharlie wolfson profile picture, wearing a green shirt by An-Li Herring, Eric Jankiewicz and Charlie Wolfson September 7, 2023September 10, 2023
Posted inInvestigations

Inside Pennsylvania’s monitoring of the Shell petrochemical complex

by Quinn Glabicki August 8, 2023August 9, 2023
Rob Perkins, an attorney who has does some court-appointed work, stands for a portrait in the Pittsburgh Municipal Court on Tuesday, April 11, 2023, Downtown. Perkins has been a proponent in the fight for fairer attorney compensation. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)
Posted inEquity

Updated: Attorneys applaud ‘first step’ toward fix for Allegheny County’s cut-rate court-appointed lawyer system

Avatar photoBetul Tuncer. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource) by Dakota Castro-Jarrett and Betul Tuncer July 19, 2023July 19, 2023
In her signature crocheted rainbow hat and smoke printed sweats, Aubrey Plesh, center, left, founder of Team PSBG, calls area shelters to secure other housing for former guests of the Smithfield United Church of Christ homeless shelter as she sits on the church steps on the evening of Wednesday, June 21, 2023, in Pittsburgh’s downtown. Plesh and PSBG team member Amanda Fry, right, were trying to coordinate how people would get to other shelter beds after the controversial space closed that morning at 7 a.m. At left and right, people in need of alternative shelter sit on the church steps waiting for a placement. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)
Posted inInvestigations

Smithfield homeless shelter in downtown Pittsburgh exposed frayed safety net and tested county compassion

steph strasburg headshotAvatar photo by Stephanie Strasburg and Eric Jankiewicz July 5, 2023August 30, 2023
Aubrey Plesh, founder of Team PSBG which operates the Smithfield United Church of Christ’s homeless shelter, in colorful clothes, speaks at Allegheny County Council’s special hearing on the shelter’s impending closing on Thursday, June 15, 2023, at the Allegheny County Courthouse in Downtown. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)
Posted inShelter Stakes

Advocates for Pittsburgh’s unhoused and business leaders met and agreed on one thing: Bathrooms

PublicSource intern Lucas DufallaAvatar photo by Lucas Dufalla and Eric Jankiewicz June 17, 2023June 20, 2023
A tent is set up on the corner of the overpass above I-376 on Smithfield Street.
Posted inInvestigations

Pittsburgh’s leaked draft policy provides insight into homeless camp plans

Avatar photo by Eric Jankiewicz June 9, 2023June 15, 2023
A person waits across the street for the Smithfield United Church of Christ shelter to open for the evening on May 8, 2023, in downtown Pittsburgh. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)
Posted inInvestigations

Allegheny County previews plans for users of Smithfield Street shelter, but operator warns of calamity

Avatar photo by Eric Jankiewicz May 30, 2023June 12, 2023
A person experiencing homelessness is silhouetted across from the Smithfield United Church of Christ shelter where they sometimes stay, as photographed on March 2, 2023. As the Smithfield shelter closes, people working with displaced people are trying to find them new shelter, or when possible, more permanent housing. (Photo by Stephanie Strasburg/PublicSource)
Posted inInvestigations

Pittsburgh’s mayor asked for expert advice on homelessness. Here’s what the mayor — and you — should know

Avatar photo by Eric Jankiewicz May 23, 2023June 12, 2023

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