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Family of Amanda Cahill, who died in a Philly jail, is still searching for answers

Family of Amanda Cahill, who died in a Philly jail, is still searching for answers

MEDIA ADVISORY | Oct 8: PA Supreme Court to Hear Landmark Case Challenging Life Without Parole for Felony Murder

MEDIA ADVISORY | Oct 8: PA Supreme Court to Hear Landmark Case Challenging Life Without Parole for Felony Murder

My Message For Joe Biden

My Message For Joe Biden

Sep. 24: Derek Lee's 2nd-Degree Case Info Session

Sep. 24: Derek Lee's 2nd-Degree Case Info Session

Man becomes second death in a week inside Philly jails

Man becomes second death in a week inside Philly jails

Women inside Philly jail banged on cells for hours before Amanda Cahill died, “reiterating her calls for help”

Women inside Philly jail banged on cells for hours before Amanda Cahill died, “reiterating her calls for help”

Ideas We Should Steal: Automatic Voter Registration for Returning Citizens

Ideas We Should Steal: Automatic Voter Registration for Returning Citizens

You can vote with a criminal conviction in PA!

You can vote with a criminal conviction in PA!

Oct. 8: Pack the Court for Derek Lee

Oct. 8: Pack the Court for Derek Lee

How a Probation Violation Turns Into Indefinite Jail Time

How a Probation Violation Turns Into Indefinite Jail Time

“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