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Allegheny County Council Votes 12-2: No leg shackles at ACJ!

Allegheny County Council Votes 12-2: No leg shackles at ACJ!

November 21, 2025

Allegheny County Jail sued over alleged assault by corrections officers

Allegheny County Jail sued over alleged assault by corrections officers

November 21, 2025

Third Excessive Force Lawsuit Against ACJ This Year Documents Consistent Pattern of Brutal Assaults

Third Excessive Force Lawsuit Against ACJ This Year Documents Consistent Pattern of Brutal Assaults

November 19, 2025

Palmer v. Sunday

Palmer v. Sunday

November 17, 2025

Brown v. Veith

November 13, 2025

Remick et. Al. v. City of Philadelphia

Remick et. Al. v. City of Philadelphia

October 01, 2025

Pop a Pill and Chill to Treat Your Chemical Imbalance! Judge Lazzara’s oversimplified treatment of mental illness

Pop a Pill and Chill to Treat Your Chemical Imbalance! Judge Lazzara’s oversimplified treatment of mental illness

August 28, 2025

ACJ faces second lawsuit this summer over alleged assaults

ACJ faces second lawsuit this summer over alleged assaults

August 28, 2025

Lawsuit: Officers accused of assaulting same man twice in Allegheny Co. Jail

Lawsuit: Officers accused of assaulting same man twice in Allegheny Co. Jail

August 27, 2025

Lawsuit Details Two Brutal Assaults at Allegheny County Jail, One Instance Resulted in Criminal Charges Against Officer

Lawsuit Details Two Brutal Assaults at Allegheny County Jail, One Instance Resulted in Criminal Charges Against Officer

August 26, 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