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Torture Survivors, Legislators Introduce New Bill to Ban Solitary Confinement Across PA

Torture Survivors, Legislators Introduce New Bill to Ban Solitary Confinement Across PA

June 03, 2025

ALC Joins Legal Advocates in Urging Parker Administration to Abandon Proposed

ALC Joins Legal Advocates in Urging Parker Administration to Abandon Proposed "Neighborhood Wellness Courts"

January 07, 2025

Jail oversight negotiations continue as legislation moves forward

Jail oversight negotiations continue as legislation moves forward

November 01, 2024

Pa. lawmakers weighing reform to mandatory life sentence for felony murder

Pa. lawmakers weighing reform to mandatory life sentence for felony murder

May 31, 2024

May 30: House Judiciary Hearing on HB 2296 - Felony Murder

May 30: House Judiciary Hearing on HB 2296 - Felony Murder

May 23, 2024

April 29: Coalition to Abolish Death by Incarceration Spring Rally

April 29: Coalition to Abolish Death by Incarceration Spring Rally

April 26, 2024

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

March 05, 2024

Justice reform groups say bill could make probation ‘hamster wheel’ worse

Justice reform groups say bill could make probation ‘hamster wheel’ worse

August 13, 2023

Probation | Parole | Pre-trial Detention

August 09, 2023

Death by Incarceration

August 08, 2023

“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