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Lawsuit alleges 'rampant' use of detainers at Pa. jail violates US Constitution

A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday takes aim at Allegheny County Jail officials, the county's probation office and three Common Pleas judges, alleging the practice of holding individuals on probation detainers when they would otherwise qualify for release violates the U.S. Constitution's 14th Amendment.

Tribune News Service · Oct 5, 2022

Judge restores historic barber chair as symbol of civil rights

COLUMBUS, Ohio -- The 65-year-old barber chair that Franklin County, Ohio, Common Pleas Judge Carl Aveni recently placed in his courthouse chambers is more than a mid-20th century curiosity to the judge.

Tribune News Service · Jan 27, 2022