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

Indigenous group buys 63 acres in proposed prison site, offers different vision for E. KY land

Indigenous group buys 63 acres in proposed prison site, offers different vision for E. KY land

January 23, 2025

Community-Based Indigenous Organization Acquires Property on Proposed Federal Prison Site

Community-Based Indigenous Organization Acquires Property on Proposed Federal Prison Site

January 22, 2025

Eastern KY activists bought land where feds wanted to build a prison

Eastern KY activists bought land where feds wanted to build a prison

January 22, 2025

Freeing Leonard Peltier Would Be a First Step Towards Justice

Freeing Leonard Peltier Would Be a First Step Towards Justice

January 14, 2025

Board expected to vote on new Allegheny County Jail warden

Board expected to vote on new Allegheny County Jail warden

December 31, 2024

Philadelphia events demand freedom for Mumia Abu-Jamal

Philadelphia events demand freedom for Mumia Abu-Jamal

December 13, 2024

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

December 13, 2024

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

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

December 12, 2024

Allegheny County's search for jail warden nears final phase

Allegheny County's search for jail warden nears final phase

November 18, 2024

Jail oversight negotiations continue as legislation moves forward

Jail oversight negotiations continue as legislation moves forward

November 01, 2024

“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