For Immediate Release October 16, 2018 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) On Tuesday, October 23, at 9:30 a.m. the Abolitionist Law Center will argue at an En Banc hearing in front of the Pennsylvania Superior Court in the case is the Commonwealth Continue reading En Banc Hearing Granted For Avis Lee
October 04, 2018 (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) Today, the Abolitionist Law Center and the Peoples Law Office filed Habeas motions in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on behalf of Janet Hollaway Africa and Janine Phillips Africa Continue reading Habeas Petitions Filed To Free Move Members Janet and Janine Africa
September 26, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania). The Amistad Law Project, The Abolitionist Law Center, and the Law Office of Carey Shenkman on Monday filed a lawsuit in the United States District Court for the Middle District of Pennsylvania to Continue reading Lawsuit Filed Seeking Immediate Treatment for Hepatitis C
New Data: Philadelphia and Pennsylvania Lead the Nation and World in Life Without Parole Sentences Comprehensive Study Shows that Life Without Parole Sentences in Pennsylvania are Imposed on the Young with Alarming Racial Disparities (Pittsburgh, PA) Philadelphia County has 2,694 Continue reading A Way Out: Abolishing Death By Incarceration in Pennsylvania
A Guide for Filing a Lawsuit to Win Treatment with the Breakthrough Cure for Hepatitis C Hepatitis C Pro Se Litigation Manual The Abolitionist Law Center’s Hepatitis C Project was developed to assist incarcerated people throughout the state of Pennsylvania Continue reading Fighting for the Right to the Cure – ALC’s Hepatitis C Pro Se Litigation Manual
Debbie said, “I am happy to finally be home with my family, but Janet, Janine and the rest of the MOVE 9 are still in prison, in the same situation that I was in and they deserve parole too.” Continue reading MEDIA RELEASE: MOVE Member Debbie Africa Released on Parole After Over 39 Years in Prison
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 23, 2018 PHILADELPHIA – The United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania has granted Darrick Hall’s preliminary injunction against the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections. Darrick has been held in solitary confinement on death Continue reading MEDIA RELEASE: District Court Grants Preliminary Injunction to Release Darrick Hall from Solitary
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE January 25, 2018 CONTACT: Alexandra Ringe, American Civil Liberties Union, 212-549-2582, aringe@aclu.org Andrew Hoover, ACLU of Pennsylvania, 717-236-6827 ext. 213, ahoover@aclupa.org Bret Grote, Abolitionist Law Center, 412-654-9070, bretgrote@abolitionistlawcenter.org HARRISBURG — The American Civil Liberties Union, the ACLU Continue reading MEDIA RELEASE: ACLU and Abolitionist Law Center Sue Pennsylvania to End Mandatory and Permanent Solitary Confinement for Prisoners Sentenced to Death
December 21, 2017: Arthur Johnson, a 65-year-old man in the custody of the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections (DOC) at State Correctional Institution Greene, who spent 37 years in solitary confinement before a federal court ordered his release last year, has Continue reading MEDIA RELEASE: Settlement in Lawsuit that Ended 37-year 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 Continue reading Allegheny County Jail to Cease Housing Pregnant Women in Isolation
