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Allegheny County Jail reduces solitary confinement, but advocates say more must be done

Allegheny County Jail reduces solitary confinement, but advocates say more must be done

July 09, 2024

Advocacy group sues Lackawanna County election board over solitary confinement ballot question

Advocacy group sues Lackawanna County election board over solitary confinement ballot question

September 21, 2022

I spent 14 years in solitary confinement. Here’s why we should end the practice.

I spent 14 years in solitary confinement. Here’s why we should end the practice.

August 08, 2022

Activists praise vote that bans solitary at Allegheny County Jail

Activists praise vote that bans solitary at Allegheny County Jail

May 19, 2021

“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