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Shapiro pick for Board of Pardons vacancy opposed by clemency advocates

Shapiro pick for Board of Pardons vacancy opposed by clemency advocates

January 21, 2026

Groups oppose Shapiro’s Board of Pardons pick

Groups oppose Shapiro’s Board of Pardons pick

January 20, 2026

Shapiro’s Pardons Board Pick Opposed by Clemency Advocates

Shapiro’s Pardons Board Pick Opposed by Clemency Advocates

January 19, 2026

Shapiro pick for Board of Pardons vacancy opposed by clemency advocates

Shapiro pick for Board of Pardons vacancy opposed by clemency advocates

January 16, 2026

A 72-year-old woman imprisoned for over half a century was released after her life sentence was commuted

A 72-year-old woman imprisoned for over half a century was released after her life sentence was commuted

January 08, 2026

The Campaign to Win Marie

The Campaign to Win Marie "Mechie" Scott's Freedom

January 07, 2026

Sep. 3: We Free Us: How Mechie Got Commuted

Sep. 3: We Free Us: How Mechie Got Commuted

August 20, 2025

Gov. Josh Shapiro commutes sentence for Marie Scott, who led push to end life without parole

Gov. Josh Shapiro commutes sentence for Marie Scott, who led push to end life without parole

June 17, 2025

Marie Scott, incarcerated more than a half-century for murder, has her life sentence commuted by Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro

Marie Scott, incarcerated more than a half-century for murder, has her life sentence commuted by Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro

June 17, 2025

June 2025 Newsletter

June 2025 Newsletter

June 17, 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