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Excessive Force

Summer 2025 Newsletter

Summer 2025 Newsletter

August 29, 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

Brown v. Veith

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

Jail sergeant in PublicSource investigation hit with new abuse allegations

Jail sergeant in PublicSource investigation hit with new abuse allegations

July 02, 2025

‘Nobody deserves what happened to me,’ Allegheny County Jail sued over alleged assault

‘Nobody deserves what happened to me,’ Allegheny County Jail sued over alleged assault

July 02, 2025

Excessive-force lawsuit claims Allegheny County Jail guards repeatedly shocked man with Taser

Excessive-force lawsuit claims Allegheny County Jail guards repeatedly shocked man with Taser

July 02, 2025

Wilkerson v. Sarver

Wilkerson v. Sarver

July 02, 2025

Pittsburgh rapper sues Allegheny County, jail staff over excessive use of force

Pittsburgh rapper sues Allegheny County, jail staff over excessive use of force

July 02, 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