Chief Deputy Warden

Jason P. Beasom

Jason P. Beasom was promoted to Chief Deputy Warden for Jail Operations in June 2021. Beasom joined the Allegheny County Jail as a Captain in 2014 following 15 years with the Erie County Department of Corrections. He was promoted to Major in October 2015 and was named Deputy Warden of Jail Operations in March 2018.

Chief Deputy Beasom began his career in corrections in 1999 with the Erie County Department of Corrections as a Correctional Officer trainee. He achieved CO1 status in 2000, CO2 ranking in 2001 and was promoted to the rank of Captain in 2009. Chief Deputy Beasom returned to the Pittsburgh area when he was hired at the Allegheny County Jail in 2014.

Chief Deputy Beasom graduated in 1999 from the Pennsylvania State Corrections Academy at Mercyhurst College where he achieved the class firearms proficiency award, scoring an average of 99.73 percent accuracy. His additional training includes FEMA incident command systems, IRS financial investigative techniques, Regional Gang Awareness conferences and other various corrections-based leadership and training courses.

He is also a member of Pennsylvania Prison Wardens Association, the Pennsylvania County Corrections Association, and the Allegheny County Jail’s Honor Guard team.

A graduate of Plum Borough High School, he holds a bachelor’s degree in criminal justice from Edinboro University of Pennsylvania.