{"id":15097567,"date":"2026-04-03T09:30:00","date_gmt":"2026-04-03T13:30:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/allegheny-county-jail-begins-paying-incarcerated-workers-students\/"},"modified":"2026-04-03T10:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-04-03T14:00:08","slug":"allegheny-county-jail-begins-paying-incarcerated-workers-students","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.inthacity.com\/news\/allegheny-county-jail-begins-paying-incarcerated-workers-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Allegheny County Jail begins paying incarcerated workers, students"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/3f\/a0\/b0198ee24f7dbf90e3f280a1f6f5\/allegheny-county-jail-prison-inmate-criminal-justice-system-pittsburgh-downtown-correctional-officer-2.jpg\" style=\"width: 100%\" \/><\/p>\n<div>For the first time, the Allegheny County Jail will pay incarcerated workers. The program began operations in late March, and the first payments will go out next week.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"inmi-source\">Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wesa.fm\/courts-justice\/2026-04-03\/allegheny-county-jail-incarcerated-worker-student-pay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener nofollow\">News \u2013 World \u2013 Pittsburgh \u2013 rss.app1<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>For the first time, the Allegheny County Jail will pay incarcerated workers. The program began operations in late March, and the first payments will go out next 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