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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

March 05, 2024

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

January 08, 2024

New Allegheny County Jail oversight board inherits old problems

New Allegheny County Jail oversight board inherits old problems

January 05, 2024

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

January 04, 2024

Pittsburgh's People of the Year 2023: Activism

Pittsburgh's People of the Year 2023: Activism

December 20, 2023

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

December 19, 2023

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

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

December 19, 2023

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

December 05, 2023

Stripped: Unveiling the unseen trauma of strip searching juveniles in the Allegheny County Jail

Stripped: Unveiling the unseen trauma of strip searching juveniles in the Allegheny County Jail

November 15, 2023

Lawsuit: Failed wound care led to Penn Hills man's death at Allegheny County Jail

Lawsuit: Failed wound care led to Penn Hills man's death at Allegheny County Jail

October 18, 2023

“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