Chief Deputy Warden
Lee Estock
Lee Estock was promoted to Chief Deputy Warden in February 2025. He previously served the Allegheny County Jail as a captain beginning in 2023.
Estock joined the ACJ following a distinguished career with the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. He served as Superintendent for SCI Pine Grove from 2018 until retiring in 2023, and he worked as the Deputy Superintendent of SCI Mercer from 2017-18.
Estock held various positions at SCI Pittsburgh, including sergeant, lieutenant, captain and major from 2007-2017. He began his career as a correctional officer at SCI Pittsburgh in 1999 and spent 2004-2007 as a sergeant at SCI Forest before returning to SCI Pittsburgh in 2007.
He is also a U.S. Army combat veteran who served with the 82nd Airborne Division.