Private contractor could undermine future Allegheny County executive's plan for Shuman Center

Democrat Sara Innamorato and Republican Joe Rockey agree that the county should run the facility, rather than a third party. Among the experts Innamorato has spoken to about the issue is Sara Goodkind, a professor at Pitt's School of Social Work, who joined other researchers to speak with young people about conditions at Shuman Center after it closed. “It is important that we have places where we provide young people support and opportunities for rehabilitation. But that is not what is going to happen in a juvenile detention facility,” said Goodkind. Read more on the WESA website.