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Lawsuit Details Two Brutal Assaults at Allegheny County Jail, One Instance Resulted in Criminal Charges Against Officer

Lawsuit Details Two Brutal Assaults at Allegheny County Jail, One Instance Resulted in Criminal Charges Against Officer

August 26, 2025

Sep. 3: We Free Us: How Mechie Got Commuted

Sep. 3: We Free Us: How Mechie Got Commuted

August 20, 2025

Allegheny County jail guard union seeks to overturn ban on use of leg shackles for medical visits

Allegheny County jail guard union seeks to overturn ban on use of leg shackles for medical visits

August 19, 2025

BlackStar Film Festival 2025’s Abolish! Shorts examine the carceral state and imagine a better future

BlackStar Film Festival 2025’s Abolish! Shorts examine the carceral state and imagine a better future

August 18, 2025

Why is Allegheny County Jail getting more crowded?

Why is Allegheny County Jail getting more crowded?

August 14, 2025

Aug. 13 onwards:

Aug. 13 onwards: "Songs from the Hole" on Netflix

August 11, 2025

Aug. 7: Allegheny County Jail Oversight Board Meeting

Aug. 7: Allegheny County Jail Oversight Board Meeting

July 27, 2025

5 Recent, Shocking Acts of Racism Against Black Folks in America

5 Recent, Shocking Acts of Racism Against Black Folks in America

July 25, 2025

White Jail Employee Suspended After Holding 'N—r Beater' Bat In Video

White Jail Employee Suspended After Holding 'N—r Beater' Bat In Video

July 25, 2025

Aug. 1: 2025 Blackstar Film Festival – Abolish! Shorts

Aug. 1: 2025 Blackstar Film Festival – Abolish! Shorts

July 24, 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