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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

Robert Saleem Holbrook's testimony on Act 40

Robert Saleem Holbrook's testimony on Act 40

Pennsylvania Reckons with Its Draconian Laws on Life Imprisonment

Pennsylvania Reckons with Its Draconian Laws on Life Imprisonment

PA DOC Solitary Confinement Cases (Hammond | Henderson | Walker)

PA DOC Solitary Confinement Cases (Hammond | Henderson | Walker)

PA inmates' lawsuit on solitary confinement sparks state legislation review

PA inmates' lawsuit on solitary confinement sparks state legislation review

Solitary confinement in Pa. is at the center of a new federal lawsuit aiming to end the practice in certain cases

Solitary confinement in Pa. is at the center of a new federal lawsuit aiming to end the practice in certain cases

Class action lawsuit filed to stop indefinite solitary confinement in Pa.

Class action lawsuit filed to stop indefinite solitary confinement in Pa.

Lawsuit challenges Pennsylvania's use of solitary confinement

Lawsuit challenges Pennsylvania's use of solitary confinement

Groups Sue to Stop Indefinite Solitary Confinement in Pennsylvania

Groups Sue to Stop Indefinite Solitary Confinement in Pennsylvania

“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