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In September, Adelphoi Western Region signed a $73 million contract with Allegheny County to hold arrested youth at the Shuman Juvenile Detention Center.

Just days after the contract was signed, two civil lawsuits were filed accusing Adelphoi affiliates of failing to protect children from abuse. ⬇️

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Allegheny County’s pick to run Shuman hit with negligence lawsuits

Adelphoi — a constellation of nonprofits, including one recently hired to run the reopened Shuman Juvenile Detention Center — faces a range of allegations in connection with its staffing and attentiveness to the safety of young people in its care.

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Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures welcomes bestselling author and distinguished medical doctor Abraham Verghese to the Carnegie Library Lecture Hall on Nov. 13, with his highly anticipated second novel, The Covenant of Water. Enjoy the 2023/24 Ten Evenings season from the comfort of your home by livestreaming individual lectures or purchasing a subscription at pittsburghlectures.org.

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