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Jan. 27: Navigating the Post-Conviction Relief Act

Jan. 27: Navigating the Post-Conviction Relief Act

January 21, 2026

Shapiro pick for Board of Pardons vacancy opposed by clemency advocates

Shapiro pick for Board of Pardons vacancy opposed by clemency advocates

January 16, 2026

Derek Lee Case Update: Still awaiting PA Supreme Court ruling

Derek Lee Case Update: Still awaiting PA Supreme Court ruling

January 15, 2026

Current Cases

January 10, 2026

Feb. 10: Solidarity Not Solitary Coalition Quarterly Meeting

Feb. 10: Solidarity Not Solitary Coalition Quarterly Meeting

January 07, 2026

Pennsylvania Superior Court denies Jerome

Pennsylvania Superior Court denies Jerome "Hoagie" Coffey's criminal appeal

January 06, 2026

Human Rights Program

December 02, 2025

Allegheny County Jail sued over alleged assault by corrections officers

Allegheny County Jail sued over alleged assault by corrections officers

November 21, 2025

Third Excessive Force Lawsuit Against ACJ This Year Documents Consistent Pattern of Brutal Assaults

Third Excessive Force Lawsuit Against ACJ This Year Documents Consistent Pattern of Brutal Assaults

November 19, 2025

Palmer v. Sunday

Palmer v. Sunday

November 17, 2025

“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