PITTSBURGH’S ACTION TRAFFIC, I’M LILY COLEMAN. REALLY IMPORTANT INFORMATION, LILY. THANKS. THE ALLEGHENY COUNTY JAIL WARDEN IS LEAVING HIS POSITION TODAY. WARDEN TREVOR WINGARD ANNOUNCED HE ACCEPTED A JOB AS CHIEF DEPUTY SECRETARY OF THE NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS. HE CALLS THIS A FAMILY DECISION. ALLEGHENY COUNTY LEADERS SAY DURING HIS TENURE AS WARDEN, THE JAIL HAS IMPROVED MEDICAL CARE, INTRODUCED NEW PROGRAMS FOR INMATES REENTERING SOCIETY,
Allegheny County Jail deputy warden to serve as interim warden
Updated: 1:19 PM EDT Jul 14, 2026
An interim warden has been appointed at the Allegheny County Jail in Pittsburgh.Deputy Warden Connie Clark will serve as interim warden starting Aug. 1, after Warden Trevor Wingard leaves his position, County Executive Sara Innamorato said Tuesday.Looking for more news in your area | Subscribe to the WTAE YouTube ChannelWingard was hired as chief deputy secretary of the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction. His last day at the county jail is July 31.Innamorato has said that a community committee will be formed to find a new warden to replace Wingard.Clark is currently the deputy warden for programs and services at the jail, overseeing alternative housing, diversion, case management, chaplaincy, educational programming, population management, pre-release services, the re-entry program and program pods.“Deputy Warden Clark has been an integral part of jail administrations under Warden Wingard, and I know he will ensure she is fully briefed and ready to take over upon his departure,” Innamorato said in a statement. “Deputy Warden oversees many of our most important programs at the jail. I have full faith in her to serve as the Interim Warden while we undergo a search for a permanent replacement.”Download the WTAE app to stay connected with breaking news. Sign up for our email newsletters to get breaking news in your inbox.
PITTSBURGH —
An interim warden has been appointed at the Allegheny County Jail in Pittsburgh.
Deputy Warden Connie Clark will serve as interim warden starting Aug. 1, after Warden Trevor Wingard leaves his position, County Executive Sara Innamorato said Tuesday.
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Wingard was hired as chief deputy secretary of the North Carolina Department of Adult Correction. His last day at the county jail is July 31.
Innamorato has said that a community committee will be formed to find a new warden to replace Wingard.
Clark is currently the deputy warden for programs and services at the jail, overseeing alternative housing, diversion, case management, chaplaincy, educational programming, population management, pre-release services, the re-entry program and program pods.
“Deputy Warden Clark has been an integral part of jail administrations under Warden Wingard, and I know he will ensure she is fully briefed and ready to take over upon his departure,” Innamorato said in a statement. “Deputy Warden oversees many of our most important programs at the jail. I have full faith in her to serve as the Interim Warden while we undergo a search for a permanent replacement.”
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