EPISODE · Dec 9, 2022 · 22 MIN
Pgh's Unhoused Population, Problems in County Jail & Richard Pryor’s Mugshot
from City Cast Pittsburgh · host City Cast
It’s the Friday news roundup! Host Morgan Moody is with producer Elizabeth Kauma and Pittsburgh City Paper’s Jordana Rosenfeld to talk about the challenges facing the city's unhoused community and conditions inside the Allegheny County Jail. Plus, we get the scoop on a local mugshot of the late comedian Richard Pryor. As always, our Friday shows are powered by great local journalism. Jordana Rosenfeld's reporting on the unhoused community in Pittsburgh City Paper: https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/short-and-long-term-barriers-impede-path-to-stable-housing-for-pittsburghs-growing-homeless-community/Content?oid=22922224 and https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/why-many-seeking-housing-spend-years-without-shelter/Content?oid=22922241 And her reporting on freezing conditions in the Allegheny County Jail https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/cp-jail-watch-freezing-on-pod-3b-medication-expanded-causes-of-death-unveiled/Content?oid=22887231 Rick Sebak in Pittsburgh Magazine on Richard Pryor's time in Allegheny County Jail https://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/pryor-conviction-a-famous-comics-pittsburgh-jail-stay/ Our newsletter is fresh daily at 6 a.m. Sign up here. We’re also on Twitter @citycastpgh & Instagram @CityCastPgh!
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It’s the Friday news roundup! Host Morgan Moody is with producer Elizabeth Kauma and Pittsburgh City Paper’s Jordana Rosenfeld to talk about the challenges facing the city's unhoused community and conditions inside the Allegheny County Jail. Plus, we get the scoop on a local mugshot of the late comedian Richard Pryor. As always, our Friday shows are powered by great local journalism. Jordana Rosenfeld's reporting on the unhoused community in Pittsburgh City Paper: https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/short-and-long-term-barriers-impede-path-to-stable-housing-for-pittsburghs-growing-homeless-community/Content?oid=22922224 and https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/why-many-seeking-housing-spend-years-without-shelter/Content?oid=22922241 And her reporting on freezing conditions in the Allegheny County Jail https://www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/cp-jail-watch-freezing-on-pod-3b-medication-expanded-causes-of-death-unveiled/Content?oid=22887231 Rick Sebak in Pittsburgh Magazine on Richard Pryor's time in Allegheny County Jail https://www.pittsburghmagazine.com/pryor-conviction-a-famous-comics-pittsburgh-jail-stay/ Our newsletter is fresh daily at 6 a.m. Sign up here. We’re also on Twitter @citycastpgh & Instagram @CityCastPgh!
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