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It’s been a hectic year for the Allegheny County Jail Oversight Board. Tasked with overseeing the jail’s compliance with last year’s ballot initiative banning solitary confinement, a persistent staffing shortage, and increased attention to the 14 men who have died in ACJ since the beginning of the pandemic, including one death as recent as April 21, controversy over county appointments has created uncertainty as to who will replace Terri Klein as a citizen representative.