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Allegheny County Council takes step to fill juvenile detention advisory board

Allegheny County Council takes step to fill juvenile detention advisory board

March 19, 2025

Philadelphians Rally at City Hall to Protest Jail Deaths, Deplorable Conditions and Discuss Prison Oversight Board

Philadelphians Rally at City Hall to Protest Jail Deaths, Deplorable Conditions and Discuss Prison Oversight Board

March 11, 2025

Mechie Mondays: Help free Marie "Mechie" Scott

March 10, 2025

Mar. 13: Philadelphia Citywide Budget Meeting

Mar. 13: Philadelphia Citywide Budget Meeting

March 07, 2025

Mar. 11: Philadelphia Prison Oversight Board Rally

Mar. 11: Philadelphia Prison Oversight Board Rally

March 07, 2025

Marie Scott, who’s spent 51 years in prison for murder, will get a public hearing in her quest for an early release

Marie Scott, who’s spent 51 years in prison for murder, will get a public hearing in her quest for an early release

March 06, 2025

Saleem Holbrook urges Philadelphia City Council to decarcerate county jails

Saleem Holbrook urges Philadelphia City Council to decarcerate county jails

March 04, 2025

Mar. 6: Commutation Merit Review for Marie

Mar. 6: Commutation Merit Review for Marie "Mechie" Scott

March 03, 2025

She was sentenced to life in prison for murder at 19. Now 71 and with cancer, she faces roadblocks to early release.

She was sentenced to life in prison for murder at 19. Now 71 and with cancer, she faces roadblocks to early release.

February 24, 2025

Are we safer? Sustaining gun violence reductions in Northwest Philly and across the city

Are we safer? Sustaining gun violence reductions in Northwest Philly and across the city

February 21, 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