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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

Court Filing Asks Court to Hold City in Contempt As Crisis Looms in Philadelphia Jails

Court Filing Asks Court to Hold City in Contempt As Crisis Looms in Philadelphia Jails

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

“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