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Philadelphia Jail Population Reaches 33-Year Low — A Major Win for Decarceration and Justice Reform

Philadelphia Jail Population Reaches 33-Year Low — A Major Win for Decarceration and Justice Reform

June 17, 2025

This Pennsylvania County Banned Restraint Chairs at its Jail. Public Data Was Key.

This Pennsylvania County Banned Restraint Chairs at its Jail. Public Data Was Key.

May 15, 2025

Philadelphia Measure Would Bolster Oversight for the City’s Deadly Jails

Philadelphia Measure Would Bolster Oversight for the City’s Deadly Jails

May 13, 2025

May 21: West Philly Public Safety Meeting

May 21: West Philly Public Safety Meeting

May 06, 2025

Remick et. Al. v. City of Philadelphia

Remick et. Al. v. City of Philadelphia

March 31, 2025

Analysis of 2021 voter referenda to secure the rights of those in Allegheny County Jail

Analysis of 2021 voter referenda to secure the rights of those in Allegheny County Jail

March 27, 2025

3rd Circ. Hints County's Probation Detainers Need Scrutiny

3rd Circ. Hints County's Probation Detainers Need Scrutiny

February 19, 2025

Feb. 19: Court Support for Horton v. Rangos

Feb. 19: Court Support for Horton v. Rangos

February 18, 2025

Jails

January 25, 2025

Board expected to vote on new Allegheny County Jail warden

Board expected to vote on new Allegheny County Jail warden

December 31, 2024

“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