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8th Amendement

Allegheny County Jail sued over alleged assault by corrections officers

Allegheny County Jail sued over alleged assault by corrections officers

November 21, 2025

Third Excessive Force Lawsuit Against ACJ This Year Documents Consistent Pattern of Brutal Assaults

Third Excessive Force Lawsuit Against ACJ This Year Documents Consistent Pattern of Brutal Assaults

November 19, 2025

Palmer v. Sunday

Palmer v. Sunday

November 17, 2025

ALC Files Amicus Brief Challenging Juvenile Life Without Parole

ALC Files Amicus Brief Challenging Juvenile Life Without Parole

August 07, 2025

Remick et. Al. v. City of Philadelphia

Remick et. Al. v. City of Philadelphia

March 31, 2025

Dauphin County Prison Cut Heat, Power, Deprived Inmates Of Basics: Lawsuit

Dauphin County Prison Cut Heat, Power, Deprived Inmates Of Basics: Lawsuit

December 18, 2024

Little v. Dauphin County

Little v. Dauphin County

December 17, 2024

Advocates Urge PA Justices To Cut Terms For Unintended Deaths

Advocates Urge PA Justices To Cut Terms For Unintended Deaths

October 15, 2024

Ending Life Without Parole, Death by Incarceration, in Pennsylvania

Ending Life Without Parole, Death by Incarceration, in Pennsylvania

October 11, 2024

Pennsylvania Supreme Court hears high-stakes case challenging death by incarceration sentences

Pennsylvania Supreme Court hears high-stakes case challenging death by incarceration sentences

October 09, 2024

“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