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Allegheny County's search for jail warden nears final phase

Allegheny County's search for jail warden nears final phase

Town Hall Examines Police, Community Relations

Town Hall Examines Police, Community Relations

Jail oversight negotiations continue as legislation moves forward

Jail oversight negotiations continue as legislation moves forward

Community organizer calls Pittsburgh Police Chief Larry Scirotto's retirement

Community organizer calls Pittsburgh Police Chief Larry Scirotto's retirement "unfortunate"

Controversial Pittsburgh magistrate's bail decision 'nothing unusual', say some

Controversial Pittsburgh magistrate's bail decision 'nothing unusual', say some

Diabetic inmate's 'preventable' death at Philadelphia jail prompts federal lawsuit

Diabetic inmate's 'preventable' death at Philadelphia jail prompts federal lawsuit

Philadelphia jail withheld insulin from a diabetic inmate who died, lawsuit says

Philadelphia jail withheld insulin from a diabetic inmate who died, lawsuit says

A man with diabetes died in a Philadelphia jail after he didn’t get insulin for 6 days, lawsuit says

A man with diabetes died in a Philadelphia jail after he didn’t get insulin for 6 days, lawsuit says

Philly family sues city for wrongful death, medical neglect inside prison after Diabetic Ketoacidosis death

Philly family sues city for wrongful death, medical neglect inside prison after Diabetic Ketoacidosis death

Philadelphia Jail Killed Man by Depriving Him of Insulin, Lawsuit Says

Philadelphia Jail Killed Man by Depriving Him of Insulin, Lawsuit Says

“I’ve been following the work of the Abolitionist Law Center for quite a long time. If we’re going to begin the process of eliminating structural racism, we certainly have to start with prisons.”

Angela Y. Davis

Abolitionist Law Center
P.O. Box 8654
Pittsburgh, PA 15221
info@alcenter.org