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A white sign reads "Adelphoi" in front of several buildings in Latrobe.

Updated: Innamorato hears ‘alarm bells’ in lawsuits against Adelphoi, picked to run Shuman

by Venuri Siriwardane and Tanya Babbar November 13, 2023November 13, 2023

A class-action lawsuit alleges that Adelphoi has engaged in a longstanding pattern of “negligent staffing,” contributing to cases of abuse dating to 1998.

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)

Allegheny County Council votes to sue over juvenile detention plan with potential 5-year cost of $73 million

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

by Charlie Wolfson September 22, 2023September 24, 2023