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Incarcerated individuals at Allegheny County Jail claim intimidation from guards and insufficient rec time

Incarcerated individuals at Allegheny County Jail claim intimidation from guards and insufficient rec time

Rest easy, and in power. Long live Russell Maroon Shoatz.

ALC pushes back against Pennsylvania’s SB 913 citing Senate’s failure to understand bill’s harm, further entrenching community members impacted by state punishment system

Incarcerated Seniors Deserve a Chance to Come Home for the Holidays

Incarcerated Seniors Deserve a Chance to Come Home for the Holidays

Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Weigh in on Death-By-Incarceration Lawsuit

Most Prisoners Can't Vote, But They're Still Counted In Voting Districts

Most Prisoners Can't Vote, But They're Still Counted In Voting Districts

Community Groups Demand An End To Controversial Training Contract At Allegheny County Jail

Community Groups Demand An End To Controversial Training Contract At Allegheny County Jail

Pa. prisons pledge reform and agree to pay $8.5 million after Philly man died from pepper spray.

Pa. prisons pledge reform and agree to pay $8.5 million after Philly man died from pepper spray.

Family of Tyrone Briggs, killed at the age of 29 by SCI-Mahanoy staff, reach historic settlement with Pennsylvania Department of Corrections

ALC Promises to Sue Allegheny County Over Jail’s Militaristic Use of Force Contracts

“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