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Health and Environmental Conditions

Health of incarcerated people and the physical environment of prisons and jails

Freeing Leonard Peltier Would Be a First Step Towards Justice

Freeing Leonard Peltier Would Be a First Step Towards Justice

Board expected to vote on new Allegheny County Jail warden

Board expected to vote on new Allegheny County Jail warden

Philadelphia events demand freedom for Mumia Abu-Jamal

Philadelphia events demand freedom for Mumia Abu-Jamal

Man dies in police custody after Kensington narcotics arrest, drug paraphernalia found in cell

Man dies in police custody after Kensington narcotics arrest, drug paraphernalia found in cell

‘Sleep Don’t Come’: The Dangerous Problem of Sleep Deprivation Behind Bars

‘Sleep Don’t Come’: The Dangerous Problem of Sleep Deprivation Behind Bars

Allegheny County's search for jail warden nears final phase

Allegheny County's search for jail warden nears final phase

Jail oversight negotiations continue as legislation moves forward

Jail oversight negotiations continue as legislation moves forward

Diabetic inmate's 'preventable' death at Philadelphia jail prompts federal lawsuit

Diabetic inmate's 'preventable' death at Philadelphia jail prompts federal lawsuit

Philadelphia jail withheld insulin from a diabetic inmate who died, lawsuit says

Philadelphia jail withheld insulin from a diabetic inmate who died, lawsuit says

A man with diabetes died in a Philadelphia jail after he didn’t get insulin for 6 days, lawsuit says

A man with diabetes died in a Philadelphia jail after he didn’t get insulin for 6 days, lawsuit says

“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