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Conditions of Confinement

Lawsuit Filed Challenging County Jail’s Practice of Placing Pregnant Women in Solitary Confinement

MEDIA RELEASE: Federal Judge Orders Pennsylvania DOC to Release Arthur Johnson from Solitary Confinement

37 years in solitary confinement is enough for inmate from Philly, judge rules

37 years in solitary confinement is enough for inmate from Philly, judge rules

MEDIA RELEASE: Settlement reached in Shoatz v. Wetzel

MEDIA RELEASE: Lawsuit seeks end to 36 years of solitary confinement

MEDIA RELEASE: Trial ordered in challenge to 22 years of solitary confinement in Shoatz v. Wetzel

Family filing suit over son's suicide while isolated in SCI Cresson

Family filing suit over son's suicide while isolated in SCI Cresson

Parents of Brandon Palakovic sue prison officials for death of their son in solitary confinement

Parents of Brandon Palakovic sue prison officials for death of their son in solitary confinement

Statement from the Palakovic Family

Statement from the Palakovic Family

Institutionalized Cruelty: The Use of Solitary Confinement in Pennsylvania Prisons (Video)

“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