PITTSBURGH — The man charged with killing three Pittsburgh police officers said Monday he is mentally ill and is being denied social and mental health services in jail.

"I have been denied a viable psychiatric treatment plan, I have been denied access to legal counsel, I have been denied access to religious services, I have been denied access to social services," Richard Poplawski said in his first interview since his April arrest. "This is all with my behavior being very good."

Poplawski, 22, said he was sedated and strapped to a table May 8 after he pounded on a window in his cell at the Allegheny County Jail.

Citing a judge's gag order, Warden Ramon Rustin would not comment on Poplawski's allegations other than to say he is under medical supervision.

Poplawski is accused of shooting Pittsburgh police officers Stephen Mayhle, Paul Sciullo II and Eric Kelly on April 4. He is charged with criminal homicide, attempted homicide and other charges. He has pleaded not guilty. Prosecutors are seeking the death penalty in the case.

"The reason I wanted to reach out here is because I want the community to know what an individual may be faced with if they find themselves faced with some serious charges," he said. "I want to improve my condition down here."

HARRISBURG — Pennsylvania's State Employees' Retirement System said two judges who pleaded guilty to corruption charges lost their pensions at the time of their plea, not at the time of sentencing.Luzerne County judges Mark Ciavarella and Michael Conahan took payoffs of more than $2.5 million in exchange for placing juveniles in private detention facilities.The pension system's chairman said in a letter to state lawmakers Monday he won't return the money Ciavarella paid into the system. That's because the state Department of Public Welfare maintains it's owed more than $4.3 million in restitution for the scheme. Conahan had already retired by the time of his guilty plea and had gotten more in pension payments than he'd paid into the system.

PITTSBURGH — Even city finances take a back seat to a victory parade in Pittsburgh.After ordering Mayor Luke Ravenstahl home from vacation to attend an urgent financial meeting Monday, the Pittsburgh City Council canceled the session because of the Penguins victory parade.Tens of thousands of fans lined downtown streets Monday to see their team flaunt the Stanley Cup they brought home after a 2-1 victory Friday over the Detroit Red Wings.The mayor and city council also wanted to join in the fun and canceled a 1 p.m. meeting to discuss a state-sanctioned plan for Pittsburgh's economic recovery.