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Shapiro pick for Board of Pardons vacancy opposed by clemency advocates

Shapiro pick for Board of Pardons vacancy opposed by clemency advocates

January 16, 2026

Headlong into war: Rosa Luxemburg conference sounds the alarm on Europe’s militarist turn

Headlong into war: Rosa Luxemburg conference sounds the alarm on Europe’s militarist turn

January 13, 2026

Allegheny County’s compulsory treatment plan aims to avoid arrests

Allegheny County’s compulsory treatment plan aims to avoid arrests

January 12, 2026

A 72-year-old woman imprisoned for over half a century was released after her life sentence was commuted

A 72-year-old woman imprisoned for over half a century was released after her life sentence was commuted

January 08, 2026

Pennsylvania Superior Court denies Jerome

Pennsylvania Superior Court denies Jerome "Hoagie" Coffey's criminal appeal

January 06, 2026

Jan. 8: Allegheny County Jail Oversight Board Meeting

Jan. 8: Allegheny County Jail Oversight Board Meeting

December 24, 2025

Microsoft faces legal action over role in Israel’s genocide in Gaza

Microsoft faces legal action over role in Israel’s genocide in Gaza

December 11, 2025

Defending Human Rights at Home and Abroad

Defending Human Rights at Home and Abroad

December 10, 2025

Mumia Abu-Jamal’s Supporters Demand Medical Care for Him and Aging Prisoners

Mumia Abu-Jamal’s Supporters Demand Medical Care for Him and Aging Prisoners

December 09, 2025

Microsoft faces reckoning for assisting Israel’s genocide in Gaza

Microsoft faces reckoning for assisting Israel’s genocide in Gaza

December 05, 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