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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

Support ALC with the Free Them All bandana

Support ALC with the Free Them All bandana

Historic Challenge to Life Without Parole for Felony Murder Advances in PA Supreme Court

Historic Challenge to Life Without Parole for Felony Murder Advances in PA Supreme Court

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

Ending death by incarceration, eliminating solitary, dismantling jails

Ending death by incarceration, eliminating solitary, dismantling jails

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

Technology upgrades dominate Philadelphia police budget hearing

Technology upgrades dominate Philadelphia police budget hearing

Community Advocates Rally Outside City Hall to Call for a Justice-Oriented City Budget

Community Advocates Rally Outside City Hall to Call for a Justice-Oriented City Budget

MEDIA ADVISORY | Criminal Legal Reform Advocates to Rally for a Justice-Oriented City Budget on Tuesday

MEDIA ADVISORY | Criminal Legal Reform Advocates to Rally for a Justice-Oriented City Budget on Tuesday

Mayor Parker appoints new Philly prisons commissioner on same day motion for contempt filed

Mayor Parker appoints new Philly prisons commissioner on same day motion for contempt filed

“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