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Directory of Organizations and Advisory Groups in Allegheny County

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Allegheny County Jail Oversight Board

Phone: 412-350-2266 
Address: County Jail
950 Second Avenue
Pittsburgh, PA 15219 
Meeting Place: Courthouse 
Meeting Time: 4:00 pm 
Details:
Previously the Prison Board. The County Jail Oversight Board is a continuation of of the County Prison Board originally established under the Act of December 10, 1980 ( P.L. 1152 (No. 208), known as the "Second Class County Prison Board Act." This Board ensures discipline and safekeeping of prisoners and also proper management of the County Jail. The Board consists of nine (9) members with following qualifications: County Chief Executive; Two judges of the Court of Common Pleas, one of whom shall be the president judge or his designee, and one judge appointed by the president judge; County Sheriff; County Controller; County Council President, and three citizen representatives who shall not be employees of Allegheny County or the State of Pennsylvania. Citizen members appointed by the Chief Executive. The terms for the citizen members will be three (3) years in duration.


Members:

Member
Council President Patrick J. Catena
Judge Kim Berkeley Clark
County Executive Rich Fitzgerald
Abass B. Kamara
Sheriff Kevin Kraus
Judge Beth Lazzara
M. Gayle Moss
Controller Corey O'Connor