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Critics allege Allegheny County Jail doesn’t always notify family when inmates are hospitalized

Critics allege Allegheny County Jail doesn’t always notify family when inmates are hospitalized

April 03, 2026

Apr. 2: Allegheny County Jail Oversight Board Meeting

Apr. 2: Allegheny County Jail Oversight Board Meeting

March 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

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

Allegheny County Council Votes 12-2: No leg shackles at ACJ!

Allegheny County Council Votes 12-2: No leg shackles at ACJ!

November 21, 2025

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

Brown v. Veith

November 13, 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