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MEDIA ADVISORY | Press Conference for Howard v Williams Settlement 03.20.24

MEDIA ADVISORY | Press Conference for Howard v Williams Settlement 03.20.24

Settlement Requires Major Changes and Increased Staffing at Allegheny County Jail

Settlement Requires Major Changes and Increased Staffing at Allegheny County Jail

Mandatory Judiciary Hearing on Solitary Confinement Held Day After PA Dept. of Corrections Sued for Torturous Practice of Indefinite Isolation

Mandatory Judiciary Hearing on Solitary Confinement Held Day After PA Dept. of Corrections Sued for Torturous Practice of Indefinite Isolation

Class Action Suit Seeks to End Solitary Confinement for Hundreds in PA Department of Corrections

Class Action Suit Seeks to End Solitary Confinement for Hundreds in PA Department of Corrections

Community Orgs File Amicus Brief to Stand up for Voters & Oppose Act 40

Community Orgs File Amicus Brief to Stand up for Voters & Oppose Act 40

PA Supreme Court Agrees to Rule on Constitutionality of Life Without Parole for Felony Murder

PA Supreme Court Agrees to Rule on Constitutionality of Life Without Parole for Felony Murder

Mental Health Court Harms Instead of Helps, Punishing Community Members with Disabilities

Mental Health Court Harms Instead of Helps, Punishing Community Members with Disabilities

Family Sues Allegheny County Jail Over Tragic Death of Autistic Relative Repeatedly Denied Medical Care

Family Sues Allegheny County Jail Over Tragic Death of Autistic Relative Repeatedly Denied Medical Care

Class Action Lawsuit Filed to End Torturous Solitary Confinement Conditions in Pennsylvania Prison

Class Action Lawsuit Filed to End Torturous Solitary Confinement Conditions in Pennsylvania Prison

MEDIA ADVISORY | Probation: A Driving Force of Mass Incarceration

MEDIA ADVISORY | Probation: A Driving Force of Mass Incarceration

“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