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Health and Environmental Conditions

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

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

Philly family sues city for wrongful death, medical neglect inside prison after Diabetic Ketoacidosis death

Philly family sues city for wrongful death, medical neglect inside prison after Diabetic Ketoacidosis death

Philadelphia Jail Killed Man by Depriving Him of Insulin, Lawsuit Says

Philadelphia Jail Killed Man by Depriving Him of Insulin, Lawsuit Says

Family of man who died of diabetes complications in Philly jail sues city, alleging his death was preventable

Family of man who died of diabetes complications in Philly jail sues city, alleging his death was preventable

Family of man who died in Philadelphia jail sues city, prisons department

Family of man who died in Philadelphia jail sues city, prisons department

Family Sues Philly Jail After Diabetic Father of Three Dies from Repeated Denial of Insulin

Family Sues Philly Jail After Diabetic Father of Three Dies from Repeated Denial of Insulin

“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