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Health and Environmental Conditions

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

Louis Jung Family Statement

Louis Jung Family Statement

Jacob and James Jung v. City of Philadelphia

Jacob and James Jung v. City of Philadelphia

Family of Amanda Cahill, who died in a Philly jail, is still searching for answers

Family of Amanda Cahill, who died in a Philly jail, is still searching for answers

Man becomes second death in a week inside Philly jails

Man becomes second death in a week inside Philly jails

Women inside Philly jail banged on cells for hours before Amanda Cahill died, “reiterating her calls for help”

Women inside Philly jail banged on cells for hours before Amanda Cahill died, “reiterating her calls for help”

Philly To Pay $25M For Breaking Prison Conditions Settlement

Philly To Pay $25M For Breaking Prison Conditions Settlement

Held in contempt over jail conditions, Philly must pay $25M and quickly boost staffing, a judge has ordered

Held in contempt over jail conditions, Philly must pay $25M and quickly boost staffing, a judge has ordered

Thousands of Pa. prisoners endure summer heat without air conditioning

Thousands of Pa. prisoners endure summer heat without air conditioning

No one thought they could shut this prison down. Can an interracial, interregional coalition do it again?

No one thought they could shut this prison down. Can an interracial, interregional coalition do it again?

Drug deaths and overdoses plague Philly jails, raising concerns about plans to step up Kensington arrests

Drug deaths and overdoses plague Philly jails, raising concerns about plans to step up Kensington arrests

“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