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Conditions of Confinement

Philadelphia Jails

Shoatz v. Wetzel and Commonwealth v. Shoatz

Shoatz v. Wetzel and Commonwealth v. Shoatz

A Criminal Solution

A Criminal Solution

Experts in lawsuit say mental health care at Allegheny County Jail is 'grossly inadequate'

Experts in lawsuit say mental health care at Allegheny County Jail is 'grossly inadequate'

Advocacy group sues Lackawanna County election board over solitary confinement ballot question

Advocacy group sues Lackawanna County election board over solitary confinement ballot question

I spent 14 years in solitary confinement. Here’s why we should end the practice.

I spent 14 years in solitary confinement. Here’s why we should end the practice.

Death-Making Institutions: How Police, Probation, and the Judiciary Caused Gerald Thomas to Die in Jail

Death-Making Institutions: How Police, Probation, and the Judiciary Caused Gerald Thomas to Die in Jail

Protesting unsafe conditions in city jails, car caravan circles Northeast Philly facility

Protesting unsafe conditions in city jails, car caravan circles Northeast Philly facility

Incarcerated individuals at Allegheny County Jail claim intimidation from guards and insufficient rec time

Incarcerated individuals at Allegheny County Jail claim intimidation from guards and insufficient rec time

Community Groups Demand An End To Controversial Training Contract At Allegheny County Jail

Community Groups Demand An End To Controversial Training Contract At Allegheny County Jail

“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 8654
Pittsburgh, PA 15221
info@alcenter.org