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Allegheny County Jail lifts lockdown

Allegheny County Jail lifts lockdown
WAY TO GO TO ALL OF OUR TEAMS, ALL 49. WE HAVE SOME BREAKING NEWS JUST INTO THE NEWSROOM. A LOCKDOWN AT THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY JAIL HAS BEEN LIFTED. THE FACILITY JUST MADE THAT ANNOUNCEMENT THIS AFTERNOON FOR THE FIRST TIME SINCE FRIDAY. NORMAL OPERATIONS HAVE RESUMED AND IN-PERSON SOCIAL AND PROFESSIONAL VISITS CAN BE RESCHEDULED. WE TOLD YOU A LITTLE BIT EARLIER THIS HOUR. THIS WAS PROMPTED BY REPORTS OF MULTIPLE NON-FAT
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Allegheny County Jail lifts lockdown
A lockdown at the Allegheny County Jail was lifted Tuesday. For the first time since last Friday, normal operations have resumed, and in-person social and professional visits can be scheduled.Pittsburgh's Action News 4 reported the lockdown was prompted by reports of multiple nonfatal overdoses.Leaders at the jail called on the police to search the facility.

A lockdown at the Allegheny County Jail was lifted Tuesday.

For the first time since last Friday, normal operations have resumed, and in-person social and professional visits can be scheduled.

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Pittsburgh's Action News 4 reported the lockdown was prompted by reports of multiple nonfatal overdoses.

Leaders at the jail called on the police to search the facility.