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South Philly Family Takes City to Trial For Lethal Failures that Caused Tragic Death of Diabetic Father

South Philly Family Takes City to Trial For Lethal Failures that Caused Tragic Death of Diabetic Father

February 16, 2026

Mar. 10: Tell Allegheny County: No Collaboration with ICE

Mar. 10: Tell Allegheny County: No Collaboration with ICE

February 10, 2026

Feb. 10: No ICE Collaboration Between Allegheny County and ICE – New ordinance

Feb. 10: No ICE Collaboration Between Allegheny County and ICE – New ordinance

February 07, 2026

Feb. 24: Don't Believe Everything You Read

Feb. 24: Don't Believe Everything You Read

February 05, 2026

Standing with Minnesota: Abolish ICE and the Carceral State

Standing with Minnesota: Abolish ICE and the Carceral State

January 27, 2026

York County Leads Pennsylvania in Restraint Chair Use, Despite Deadly History

York County Leads Pennsylvania in Restraint Chair Use, Despite Deadly History

January 21, 2026

Allegheny County’s compulsory treatment plan aims to avoid arrests

Allegheny County’s compulsory treatment plan aims to avoid arrests

January 12, 2026

Feb. 10: Solidarity Not Solitary Coalition Quarterly Meeting

Feb. 10: Solidarity Not Solitary Coalition Quarterly Meeting

January 07, 2026

Pa. Supreme Court to hear appeal on Allegheny County Jail leg shackles, could upend voter referendum

Pa. Supreme Court to hear appeal on Allegheny County Jail leg shackles, could upend voter referendum

December 15, 2025

Dec. 18: Philly Jails 101 – Prison Oversight Board Advocates Coalition Orientation

Dec. 18: Philly Jails 101 – Prison Oversight Board Advocates Coalition Orientation

December 01, 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