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Health and Environmental Conditions

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

Family of Tyrone Briggs, killed at the age of 29 by SCI-Mahanoy staff, reach historic settlement with Pennsylvania Department of Corrections

Activists praise vote that bans solitary at Allegheny County Jail

Activists praise vote that bans solitary at Allegheny County Jail

“I Can’t Breathe” – Parents of Tyrone Briggs Sue Department of Corrections for Death of their Son

Report: Racial Imbalances Persist In Allegheny County Criminal Justice System

Report: Racial Imbalances Persist In Allegheny County Criminal Justice System

ALC, PILP and ACLU send letter to Allegheny County demanding COVID-19 testing and contact tracing after alarming reports and denied tests

We Demand Universal Testing at ACJ

We grieve for Rudolph Sutton. It is time to #LetTheVulnerableGo

Prison Reform Advocates File Class Action Lawsuit Against Allegheny County Over Jail Conditions and Increased Risk of COVID-19

COVID-19 – Protecting Public Health in Allegheny County: Release and Divert People from Allegheny County Jail

Family Calls for Justice in Death of Tyrone Briggs

“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