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PIIN is a network of congregations and organizations in Southwestern PA committed to drawing together people of faith to act powerfully for justice.

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ICYMI @PIIN_SW is now @PIINPAORG - follow us for for faith and justice tweets in the Pittsburgh & Allegheny County region. https://t.co/p1YKk5gGQm

[1HoodPower @1HoodPower]

Breaking (TW): Another person has died at the Allegheny County Jail.

[PIINPA.ORG @PIINPAORG]

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[Tanisha Long @Tanishaevonne]

In case you’re wondering, @bethanyhallam just passed a budget on County Council that includes PAY FOR INCARCERATED WORKERS in the Allegheny County Jail 🎉🎉🎉

Celebrate her!!!

[Allegheny County Jail Watch @alleghenyJOB]

NEXT: Sharon Bonavoglia, also of @PIINPAORG . Howsie sighs dramatically before reading her name.

she welcomes Warden Dady and says she regrets that there is a new addition to the list of the dead that she reads each month-- Zachary Sahmn

https://t.co/XcZlumMtdC

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[Allegheny County Jail Watch @alleghenyJOB]

Next it's CJ Swanson of @PIINPAORG. They want the NCCHC's latest report (an evaluation of the jail's detox protocol) to be made public ASAP

[PIINPA.ORG @PIINPAORG]

GOTV with PIIN! Three locations citywide. Join us and spread the word about voting on Nov 7th. RSVP to [email protected] for more details. #vote

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Join the Episcopal Diocese of Pittsburgh & PIIN’s ACJ Action Group on Sunday evening for a special panel on the inhumane conditions at the Allegheny County Jail. Register here: https://t.co/ehk8ijwKFe

[PIINPA.ORG @PIINPAORG]

Join PIIN member church First Unitarian for a special event tonight with environmental justice advocate & filmmaker Mark Dixon. Register at: https://t.co/rhL0c9jeca

[Brittany Hailer @BrittanyHailer]

After a nearly three-year legal journey, records provided by the Allegheny County Medical Examiner reveal an autopsy was not performed for Daniel Pastorek, a man who died in the jail in November 2020.

https://t.co/xakPNbqILD

[Justin Vellucci @JVTheTrib]

Here's more on Zachary Sahm, the Beaver County man and Allegheny County Jail inmate who died Wednesday. @TribLIVE

https://t.co/N74pDBbKwf

[Allegheny County Jail Watch @alleghenyJOB]

William Spencer. James Washington. Damon Leroy Kayes. Tim Manino. Douglas Bonamo.

[Allegheny County Jail Watch @alleghenyJOB]

Richard Lenhart. Robert Blake. Cody Still. Daniel Pastorek. John Brady. Martin Bucek. Robert Harper. Vinckley Harris. Justin Brady. Paul Allen. Roger Millspaugh. Paul Spisak. Gerald Thomas. Jerry Lee Ross, Jr. Victor Joseph Zelenik. Ronald Andrus. Anthony Talotta. [cont...]

[Allegheny County Jail Watch @alleghenyJOB]

Next it's Sharon Bonavoglia, also of @PIIN. She stresses the importance of consistently performing exit interviews. She says only TWO exit interviews have been conducted since the board voted in favor of performing these interviews over a year ago.

[Brittany Hailer @BrittanyHailer]

NEW: ⁦A public information request revealed the county sought to privatize Shuman Juvenile Detention Center.

But now, the county is quietly renovating the shuttered facility with millions of dollars in state funding. https://t.co/F4z5b3yMRE

[Brittany Hailer @BrittanyHailer]

BREAKING: Orlando Harper is retiring from the Allegheny County Jail.

[Allegheny County Jail Watch @alleghenyJOB]

Murray mentions @PIINPAORG and the @apapgh_ coalition so perhaps she is reading the statement on behalf of those orgs.

PIIN has been trying to meet with Ashley Brinkman and Deputy Warden Blythe Toma but they're refusing :-/

[Allegheny County Jail Watch @alleghenyJOB]

Recap of the survey, which John K and the crew presented last week. VERY bleak.

https://t.co/3uye5tcnYA

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🙏🏼

[Allegheny County Jail Watch @alleghenyJOB]

after Bonavoglia finishes reading the names there is a moment of silence.

[PIINPA.ORG @PIINPAORG]

Curious what technical problem would cause a 4 day outage. Please provide more information. @acj_comms can you share more info about this or the 20th person to die in the ACJ since mid 2020?

[Allegheny County Jail Communications @acj_comms]

UPDATE: The ACJ tablets are coming back online. Jail staff has worked closely with ViaPath since last week to restore services. Currently, video visits and messaging applications are working. We will provide an additional update when all functions are restored.

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#20 since mid 2020. 😞

[WPXI @WPXI]

Allegheny County Police are investigating and the Medical Examiner will determine the cause and manner of death. https://t.co/h6t5LQPkLR

[Bethany Hallam @bethanyhallam]

A man is dead. After sitting in the ACJ since January - unconvicted. Suffering in a jail that is notoriously understaffed & locked down on weekends. Waiting (as SO many others do) for a bed at a treatment facility. Jails don’t help people - they kill people. This isn’t justice 💔