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

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

Need Suboxone at the Allegheny County Jail? Get up at 3 a.m.

Need Suboxone at the Allegheny County Jail? Get up at 3 a.m.

Zappala fights release of quadriplegic prison inmate supported by Shapiro

Zappala fights release of quadriplegic prison inmate supported by Shapiro

Mayor Parker appoints new Philly prisons commissioner on same day motion for contempt filed

Mayor Parker appoints new Philly prisons commissioner on same day motion for contempt filed

Civil rights groups say Philly’s understaffed, violent jail system is in contempt of court

Civil rights groups say Philly’s understaffed, violent jail system is in contempt of court

Court Filing Asks Court to Hold City in Contempt As Crisis Looms in Philadelphia Jails

Court Filing Asks Court to Hold City in Contempt As Crisis Looms in Philadelphia Jails

“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