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Mental health concerns prompt lawsuit to end indefinite solitary confinement in Pennsylvania

Mental health concerns prompt lawsuit to end indefinite solitary confinement in Pennsylvania

Lawsuit seeks to end ‘unconstitutional’ solitary confinement in Pa. prisons

Lawsuit seeks to end ‘unconstitutional’ solitary confinement in Pa. prisons

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 will consider whether life without parole for second-degree murder is ‘cruel’

Pa. Supreme Court will consider whether life without parole for second-degree murder is ‘cruel’

Johnson v. Wetzel

Johnson v. Wetzel

Pa. high court to weigh if life without parole for felony murder is constitutional

Pa. high court to weigh if life without parole for felony murder is constitutional

Pennsylvania high court takes up challenge to the state’s life-without-parole sentences

Pennsylvania high court takes up challenge to the state’s life-without-parole sentences

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

It’s Known as “Death by Incarceration.” These People Want to End It.

It’s Known as “Death by Incarceration.” These People Want to End It.

“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