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Compassionate Release

Compassionate release expansion among justice reforms with bipartisan state House support

Compassionate release expansion among justice reforms with bipartisan state House support

February 19, 2026

Matthew Slaughter

Matthew Slaughter

December 24, 2025

Brick by Brick: Decarcerating Today, Building Tomorrow - ALC's 2025 Impact Report

Brick by Brick: Decarcerating Today, Building Tomorrow - ALC's 2025 Impact Report

October 22, 2025

PA’s Medical Transfer Law Beset with Critical Failings and Inherent Cruelty

PA’s Medical Transfer Law Beset with Critical Failings and Inherent Cruelty

February 11, 2025

Release from Prison

February 05, 2025

A Call for Greater Compassion: How Pennsylvania's Compassionate Release Statue Reinforces Cruelty

A Call for Greater Compassion: How Pennsylvania's Compassionate Release Statue Reinforces Cruelty

February 04, 2025

Sep. 25: CLE on Navigating Pennsylvania's Compassionate Release Law

Sep. 25: CLE on Navigating Pennsylvania's Compassionate Release Law

September 23, 2024

Brick by Brick: Decarcerating Today, Building Tomorrow - ALC's 2024 Impact Report

Brick by Brick: Decarcerating Today, Building Tomorrow - ALC's 2024 Impact Report

September 20, 2024

May 2024 Newsletter

May 2024 Newsletter

June 07, 2024

Prisoner dies 12 days after Pennsylvania judge granted compassionate release for health reasons

Prisoner dies 12 days after Pennsylvania judge granted compassionate release for health reasons

June 04, 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