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Allegheny County Jail to Cease Housing Pregnant Women in Isolation

Allegheny County Jail to Cease Housing Pregnant Women in Isolation

November 9, 2017 · by abolitionist · in alc cases, prisoner health, solitary confinement

Agreement Reached in Settlement of a Lawsuit Brought by Women who Were Housed in Solitary While Pregnant PITTSBURGH – Allegheny County has settled a lawsuit filed last December by five women who challenged the county jail’s practice of housing pregnant…

Lawsuit Filed Challenging County Jail’s Practice of Placing Pregnant Women in Solitary Confinement

Lawsuit Filed Challenging County Jail’s Practice of Placing Pregnant Women in Solitary Confinement

December 19, 2016 · by abolitionist · in alc cases, allegheny county jail, cruel and unusual punishment, prisoner health, solitary confinement

PITTSBURGH (December 19) – The ACLU of Pennsylvania, the Abolitionist Law Center (ALC), the Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project (PILP), and Reed Smith LLP joined forces today in filing claims in federal court challenging the inhumane way officials treat pregnant women…

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