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Robert Allen

November 26, 2025

Allegheny County Council Votes 12-2: No leg shackles at ACJ!

Allegheny County Council Votes 12-2: No leg shackles at ACJ!

November 21, 2025

Allegheny County Jail sued over alleged assault by corrections officers

Allegheny County Jail sued over alleged assault by corrections officers

November 21, 2025

It's Happening

November 19, 2025

Third Excessive Force Lawsuit Against ACJ This Year Documents Consistent Pattern of Brutal Assaults

Third Excessive Force Lawsuit Against ACJ This Year Documents Consistent Pattern of Brutal Assaults

November 19, 2025

Nov. 18: Philly Jails 101 – Prison Oversight Board Advocates Coalition Orientation

Nov. 18: Philly Jails 101 – Prison Oversight Board Advocates Coalition Orientation

November 12, 2025

US boycotts own human rights review at UN, sparking 'American Apartheid' warning

US boycotts own human rights review at UN, sparking 'American Apartheid' warning

November 11, 2025

US officials, NGOs cry foul as Washington snubs UN rights review

US officials, NGOs cry foul as Washington snubs UN rights review

November 07, 2025

Civil Society Organizations Join UN Human Rights Council in Urging Trump Administration to Cooperate with the Universal Periodic Review

Civil Society Organizations Join UN Human Rights Council in Urging Trump Administration to Cooperate with the Universal Periodic Review

November 07, 2025

Allegheny County Council votes against reinstatement of leg shackles at county jail

Allegheny County Council votes against reinstatement of leg shackles at county jail

November 06, 2025

“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