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A Criminal Solution

A Criminal Solution

March 09, 2023

Experts in lawsuit say mental health care at Allegheny County Jail is 'grossly inadequate'

Experts in lawsuit say mental health care at Allegheny County Jail is 'grossly inadequate'

February 27, 2023

What Josh Shapiro’s transition team says about how he’ll govern, and why some picks are raising eyebrows

What Josh Shapiro’s transition team says about how he’ll govern, and why some picks are raising eyebrows

December 20, 2022

CP Jail Watch: Freezing on pod 3B, medication expanded, causes of death unveiled

CP Jail Watch: Freezing on pod 3B, medication expanded, causes of death unveiled

November 30, 2022

What Is Prison Gerrymandering and How Does It Impact US Politics?

What Is Prison Gerrymandering and How Does It Impact US Politics?

October 31, 2022

Legal advocates seek to overturn no-parole sentencing in felony-murder case

Legal advocates seek to overturn no-parole sentencing in felony-murder case

September 21, 2022

Criminal justice advocates call for end to life without parole sentencing

Criminal justice advocates call for end to life without parole sentencing

September 09, 2022

I spent 14 years in solitary confinement. Here’s why we should end the practice.

I spent 14 years in solitary confinement. Here’s why we should end the practice.

August 08, 2022

Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Anthony Mariani facing over 60 misconduct complaints

Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge Anthony Mariani facing over 60 misconduct complaints

July 06, 2022

Inventing Solitary: In 1790, Philadelphia opened the first American penitentiary, with the nation’s first solitary cells. Black people were disproportionately punished from the start.

Inventing Solitary: In 1790, Philadelphia opened the first American penitentiary, with the nation’s first solitary cells. Black people were disproportionately punished from the start.

June 08, 2022

“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 23032
Pittsburgh, PA 15222
info@alcenter.org