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Allegheny County Judge Sued For Allegedly Blocking Virtual Access To Court Proceedings

Allegheny County Judge Sued For Allegedly Blocking Virtual Access To Court Proceedings

March 02, 2021

Advocates fight to end cash bail; highlight important role in this year's Allegheny County magistrate races

Advocates fight to end cash bail; highlight important role in this year's Allegheny County magistrate races

January 13, 2021

Apartheid Policing in PGH: Why Defunding the Police Can’t Wait

Apartheid Policing in PGH: Why Defunding the Police Can’t Wait

December 15, 2020

Report: Racial Imbalances Persist In Allegheny County Criminal Justice System

Report: Racial Imbalances Persist In Allegheny County Criminal Justice System

December 02, 2020

Prisoners’ Rights Advocates File Lawsuit Against Allegheny County Jail for Sergeant Brutalizing Women with Disabilities

December 02, 2020

Cash Bail, Arbitrary Detention, and Apartheid in Allegheny County Jail

Cash Bail, Arbitrary Detention, and Apartheid in Allegheny County Jail

December 01, 2020

New report shows how disproportionately Black people in Pittsburgh are incarcerated, arrested, and confronted by police

New report shows how disproportionately Black people in Pittsburgh are incarcerated, arrested, and confronted by police

December 01, 2020

ALC Court Watch Releases First Court Watch Docket Report

December 01, 2020

ALC, PILP and ACLU send letter to Allegheny County demanding COVID-19 testing and contact tracing after alarming reports and denied tests

November 25, 2020

After 20-Month Investigation, Lawyers Uncover Compelling Evidence Concerning Treatment of Incarcerated People with Mental Illness at Allegheny County Jail

After 20-Month Investigation, Lawyers Uncover Compelling Evidence Concerning Treatment of Incarcerated People with Mental Illness at Allegheny County Jail

September 15, 2020

“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