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220 young people were detained at Allegheny County’s juvenile detention center ([link removed]) during the facility’s first full year in operation since reopening in 2024 under a new name and private management.
Highland Detention Detention Center, formerly known as Shuman Juvenile Detention Center, reopened in July 2024 with 12 beds and plans to expand to 60 ([link removed]) .
Seven of every eight detainees last year were Black, prompting an oversight board to consider an investigation into the racial disparity ([link removed]) .
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** Juvenile detention’s disparities, costs counted in Allegheny County documents ([link removed])
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Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures ([link removed]) welcomes Calvin Duncan and Sophie Cull on Feb. 9 for the next Ten Evenings lecture of our 35th season! Join us at Carnegie Music Hall for their lecture on their outstanding new book, "The Jailhouse Lawyer."
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** On a North Side block that saw a New Year’s shooting, short-term rentals draw fire ([link removed])
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