Female Program Pod Celebrates HOPE Graduation Published on October 17, 2025 Guest speaker Terri Minor-Spencer congratulated the graduates.Minor-Spencer is the founder and president of West End P.O.W.E.R., a nonprofit organization committed to strengthening communities through activism, advocacy, education, equity and promoting unity.
Resource Fair Returns to ACJ Published on October 07, 2025 Stacie Brown from the Allegheny County Health Department was one of several people working at tables and booths filled with pamphlets, resources and “swag” for passersby to pick up. Workers were also available to answer questions and talk about resources available in the community.
Blaze Finds His Way Back Home Published on September 30, 2025 Adopted initially from a husky breeder near Harrisburg as a puppy, Blaze came to Animal Friends as an underweight stray. Blaze worked on his manners and gained weight while in the jail and later left the facility with some health issues and did not return to jail.
Jail Hosts PPS Guidance Counselors Published on September 29, 2025 Friday’s program, which was organized by Jeffrey Leedstrom, ACJ’s Talent Acquisition Supervisor, aimed to show guidance counselors the career opportunities the jail can provide high school students.
Davis Inspires HOPE Participants at Graduation Published on September 16, 2025 The 14 graduates and various jail and Foundation of HOPE staff heard a HOPE program participant perform an original piece called “Memories” that he composed while incarcerated at a different institution. It was a unique departure from previous recent HOPE graduations that featured violin performances from Devin Arrington.
Fifteen New Correctional Officers Sworn In at ACJ Published on September 08, 2025 Family members, Allegheny County Jail staff and other invited guests joined graduates inside the Contact Visits Room at the jail as the newest cadets graduated and took the oath to become correctional officers on Friday, Aug. 29, 2025.
Roundtree is Prison Society's Correctional Professional of the Year Published on August 29, 2025 Prison Society leadership thinks so much of Roundtree and his work that they will recognize him on Tuesday, Sept. 17, during the society’s annual “Love Above Bars” event at Triple Bottom Brewing in Philadelphia. That’s where he will formally be honored as the society’s Correctional Employee of the Year.
Lola, Krypto Join TAILS Program at ACJ Published on August 20, 2025 Two new TAILS participants arrived on Aug. 13, as Lola and Krypto greeted smiling correctional officers as they entered the facility. The dogs, who have been living with the same family for many years before being surrendered to Animal Friends, are considered a bonded pair and are offered for adoption together.
Foundation of HOPE Celebrates Graduation on Female Pod Published on August 15, 2025 Maria Quinones offered encouraging words to the newest group of graduates on Wednesday, Aug. 13, as she served as emcee for the HOPE’s graduation ceremony on the HOPE pod.
Jail Staff Members Volunteer at Peoples Oakland Published on August 05, 2025 Friday, July 25, the thud of beanbags hitting the cornhole board and the smells of grilling meat wafted through the sultry Oakland air as a half-dozen ACJ volunteers joined Peoples Oakland at its monthly cookout. Jail staff helped prepare and serve the food and took turns engaging with the program participants through conversation and play.