Jeffrey Benzing
Observer-Reporter
Pittsburgh, PA, United States
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How heroin crisis funding became a casualty of budget politics
Budget politics took a heavy toll on funding to fight the state's heroin crisis. → Read More
PA inmate sues prison leadership for 36 years in isolation
Since 1979, Arthur Johnson has lived in a 7-foot-by-12-foot cell, confined for 23 of every 24 hours, with the lights on at all times, and with little human contact. → Read More
Arrests rare for adults who abuse juvenile offenders, feds say
The rate of sex abuse alleged in juvenile corrections facilities has more than doubled, according to a recent national survey of state, local and private facilities by the Justice Department. → Read More
Aftermath of murder: Resident groups continue years-long fight against violence
For some, reaching at-risk youth is a personal responsibility → Read More
Aftermath of murder: Police push community outreach, revised anti-violence strategy
Other departments have found methods to solve more murders and to reduce violence. Can Pittsburgh? → Read More
Aftermath of murder: In Pittsburgh, neighborhood violence lives next door to prosperity
There are few connections between black and white areas in Pittsburgh. On one side of a neighborhood boundary is seemingly endless violence, while safety and security live on the other. → Read More
Aftermath of murder: In six years, Pittsburgh police have solved only half the killings in the city
In six years, Pittsburgh police have solved only half the murders in the city. Black families, who bear the brunt of those deaths, say that’s not enough. → Read More
Pennsylvania has fifth largest correctional population in nation
At 360,800 inmates, Pennsylvania ranks fifth in size nationally for its correctional population in 2014. → Read More
Pa. Law Prohibits Needle Exchanges That Can Save Lives
Tens of thousands of Pennsylvanians crave daily injections of heroin. Beyond the threat of overdose is the threat of being exposed to HIV and hepatitis C, both deadly and expensive illnesses that are easily... → Read More
PA Law Prohibits Needle Exchanges That Can Save Lives
Tens of thousands of Pennsylvanians crave daily injections of heroin. Beyond the threat of overdose is the threat of being exposed to HIV and hepatitis C, → Read More
Pa's Drug Department Hindered by Little State Money
If officials are tuned in to the statewide heroin crisis that has killed thousands of Pennsylvanians, they apparently think it’s a cheap fix. → Read More
State agency battling drug crisis has big job, little state money
Heroin overdoses are up across Pennsylvania, but the state hasn't provided promised funding to an agency that's supposed to help fight the problem. → Read More
Holly: One Face of the National Heroin Crisis
For Holly Wright, heroin was bliss. → Read More
Life Means Death for Thousands of Pa. Prisoners
Death in prison is not rare. In Pennsylvania, one in 10 inmates is sentenced to life in prison. Because state law gives them no possibility of parole, nearly all of more than 5,300 inmates serving life... → Read More
Jailhouse Poets Find Voice in Writing Course
Brother Umar wears ketchup-colored jail garb. He’s been locked up for 14 months, but his words earn him snaps as if he’s at a hipster coffee shop.“For good → Read More