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

Jury rules Philly must pay $1.5 million to family of man who died in city jail

Jury rules Philly must pay $1.5 million to family of man who died in city jail

March 03, 2026

Jury awards $1.5 million to family of man who died of diabetes complications in Philly jail

Jury awards $1.5 million to family of man who died of diabetes complications in Philly jail

March 03, 2026

A jury awarded $1.67 million to the sons of a diabetic man who died in a Philly jail

A jury awarded $1.67 million to the sons of a diabetic man who died in a Philly jail

March 03, 2026

Feb. 25: Federal trial opens in death of Philadelphia inmate

Feb. 25: Federal trial opens in death of Philadelphia inmate

February 25, 2026

Feb. 28: "Gritty Goes Solar" Zine Launch Party

February 24, 2026

Compassionate release expansion among justice reforms with bipartisan state House support

Compassionate release expansion among justice reforms with bipartisan state House support

February 19, 2026

Mar. 2: Pack the Court for Jung v. City of Philadelphia

Mar. 2: Pack the Court for Jung v. City of Philadelphia

February 16, 2026

Christopher Martin

Christopher Martin

February 04, 2026

A 72-year-old woman imprisoned for over half a century was released after her life sentence was commuted

A 72-year-old woman imprisoned for over half a century was released after her life sentence was commuted

January 08, 2026

The Campaign to Win Marie

The Campaign to Win Marie "Mechie" Scott's Freedom

January 07, 2026

“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