By James Swift
JJIE.org
PITTSBURGH — Pennsylvania officials are investigating administrators at a Pittsburgh juvenile detention center amid charges of mismanagement and favoritism.
Last month, two of Shuman Juvenile Detention Center’s highest ranking administrators were given one-week suspensions, the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reports.
William Simmons, director of the Allegheny County facility, was placed on unpaid suspension for two days last month, and county controller’s office records indicate he will serve an additional three-day leave without pay in April. Lynette Drawn-Williamson, the facility’s deputy director, was also suspended last month, serving a five-day leave in March.
Both suspensions come on the heels of a county report highly critical of the management at Shuman. Among the allegations, the county manager report released last month cites financial mismanagement, rampant favoritism and timecard fraud at the facility.
Official records, however, do explain why the two officials were placed on suspension.
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