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Consent order could reshape mental health care in Allegheny County Jail

Consent order could reshape mental health care in Allegheny County Jail

Allegheny County promises more mental health support, less use of force at its jail

Allegheny County promises more mental health support, less use of force at its jail

Pa. House holds hearing on indefinite solitary confinement, as lawsuit calls for prisons in commonwealth to end practice

Pa. House holds hearing on indefinite solitary confinement, as lawsuit calls for prisons in commonwealth to end practice

Fixing Philly Prisons Will Be Hard, But Here’s A Plan For How To Do It

Fixing Philly Prisons Will Be Hard, But Here’s A Plan For How To Do It

New Allegheny County Jail oversight board inherits old problems

New Allegheny County Jail oversight board inherits old problems

Innamorato brings ‘new day’ to Jail Oversight Board, but deep issues remain at lockup

Innamorato brings ‘new day’ to Jail Oversight Board, but deep issues remain at lockup

Pittsburgh's People of the Year 2023: Activism

Pittsburgh's People of the Year 2023: Activism

Invisible By Design: Developmental and Cognitive Disabilities in Allegheny County’s Criminal Legal System

Invisible By Design: Developmental and Cognitive Disabilities in Allegheny County’s Criminal Legal System

Inmate dies in Philadelphia jail – 14th death in custody this year

Inmate dies in Philadelphia jail – 14th death in custody this year

"You Send Yourselves to Jail" Coercive Diversion in the Allegheny County Mental Health Court

“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