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Need Suboxone at the Allegheny County Jail? Get up at 3 a.m.

Need Suboxone at the Allegheny County Jail? Get up at 3 a.m.

Inmate wins medical release order hours after being rushed to hospital, put on life support

Inmate wins medical release order hours after being rushed to hospital, put on life support

Allegheny County judge grants compassionate release to inmate, but might be too late

Allegheny County judge grants compassionate release to inmate, but might be too late

Juana Saunders: Transparency would help restore confidence in our judiciary

Juana Saunders: Transparency would help restore confidence in our judiciary

Zappala fights release of quadriplegic prison inmate supported by Shapiro

Zappala fights release of quadriplegic prison inmate supported by Shapiro

Is life without parole for 2nd-degree murder cruel and unusual punishment? Pennsylvania high court to decide.

Is life without parole for 2nd-degree murder cruel and unusual punishment? Pennsylvania high court to decide.

A Pa. state prisoner has Gov. Josh Shapiro’s support in compassionate release case

A Pa. state prisoner has Gov. Josh Shapiro’s support in compassionate release case

Gov. Shapiro, once Pa.'s top cop, backs inmate's appeal of life sentence for felony murder

Gov. Shapiro, once Pa.'s top cop, backs inmate's appeal of life sentence for felony murder

Her fiancé has been in prison for 49 years. She’s hoping for a day when they can truly be together

Her fiancé has been in prison for 49 years. She’s hoping for a day when they can truly be together

Report shows nearly half of correctional officer jobs in Philly vacant as new prisons commissioner announced

Report shows nearly half of correctional officer jobs in Philly vacant as new prisons commissioner announced

“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