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Death by Incarceration

life sentence without the possibility of parole

Lawsuit Challenging Death By Incarceration Goes Before PA Supreme Court

April 13, 2022

Incarcerated Seniors Deserve a Chance to Come Home for the Holidays

Incarcerated Seniors Deserve a Chance to Come Home for the Holidays

December 13, 2021

Pennsylvania Supreme Court to Weigh in on Death-By-Incarceration Lawsuit

October 25, 2021

After 51 Years in Prison, Arthur 'Cetewayo' Johnson is Released

After 51 Years in Prison, Arthur 'Cetewayo' Johnson is Released

August 11, 2021

Life Without Parole For 'Felony Murder': Pa. Case Targets Sentencing Law

Life Without Parole For 'Felony Murder': Pa. Case Targets Sentencing Law

February 04, 2021

People Serving Mandatory Life Without Parole Challenge Death-By-Incarceration Sentences as Cruel and Unconstitutional

July 08, 2020

The Fight to Free Avis Lee Continues Despite the Denial of Appeal by the Pennsylvania Supreme Court

October 21, 2019

Third Circuit Court of Appeals to Hear Argument in Challenge to 33 Years of Solitary Confinement on Death Row

October 19, 2019

The Abolitionist Framework Must Combat Ableism in Order To Ensure the Freedom and Equity of Those Behind Bars

September 05, 2019

Media Release: Janet and Janine Africa are paroled after forty years of incarceration!!!

May 25, 2019

“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