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Southwestern PA has 101 Black tenured professors; coveted positions are overwhelmingly white

by Naomi Harris August 17, 2021November 5, 2021

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Emails show Pittsburgh police officers accessed Clearview facial recognition after BLM protests

by Juliette Rihl May 20, 2021November 5, 2021

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How transparent is Allegheny County Jail compared to other PA jails? We requested their mental health policies to find out.

by Juliette Rihl March 16, 2021November 5, 2021

An illustration of a person in a red uniform with a spit hood covering their face and head. They are strapped into a gray chair by their shoulders and ankles. The background is black with dark blue abstract clouds.

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‘It always escalated to the chair’: Allegheny County Jail used the restraint chair more than any other county jail in PA.

by Juliette Rihl February 4, 2021November 5, 2021

Partial silhouette of police officer with handcuffs. (Map by Natasha Vicens/PublicSource)

The checkered decade of one Pittsburgh officer shows the shortcomings of police discipline

by Rich Lord December 14, 2020November 5, 2021

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Emails show Allegheny County district attorney’s office used trial of controversial facial recognition technology Clearview

by Juliette Rihl July 16, 2020November 5, 2021

The traffic court cashier window at Pittsburgh Municipal Court in Downtown.

Allegheny County selected to participate in national fine and fee reform initiative following PublicSource investigation

by Juliette Rihl May 26, 2020November 5, 2021

How not paying court fines and costs can mean jail time

by Juliette Rihl February 27, 2020November 5, 2021

Derrick Macon outside of his home in East Hills. (Photo by Jay Manning/PublicSource)

376,000 PA drivers have their licenses suspended for unpaid traffic tickets. That’s more than the population of Pittsburgh.

by Juliette Rihl February 20, 2020November 5, 2021

A $25 fine can wind up costing more than $150. So where does the rest of the money go?

by Juliette Rihl February 13, 2020November 5, 2021