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Consent order could reshape mental health care in Allegheny County Jail

Consent order could reshape mental health care in Allegheny County Jail

Pa. House holds hearing on indefinite solitary confinement, as lawsuit calls for prisons in commonwealth to end practice

Pa. House holds hearing on indefinite solitary confinement, as lawsuit calls for prisons in commonwealth to end practice

Groups Sue to Stop Indefinite Solitary Confinement in Pennsylvania

Groups Sue to Stop Indefinite Solitary Confinement in Pennsylvania

Lawsuit seeks to end ‘unconstitutional’ solitary confinement in Pa. prisons

Lawsuit seeks to end ‘unconstitutional’ solitary confinement in Pa. prisons

Class Action Suit Seeks to End Solitary Confinement for Hundreds in PA Department of Corrections

Class Action Suit Seeks to End Solitary Confinement for Hundreds in PA Department of Corrections

Meet the 2023 Citizens of the Year

Meet the 2023 Citizens of the Year

A Message from Robert Saleem Holbrook

A Message from Robert Saleem Holbrook

Free Leonard Peltier: Indigenous Rights Advocates Take Fight For Clemency to the United Nations

Free Leonard Peltier: Indigenous Rights Advocates Take Fight For Clemency to the United Nations

Rally demands urgent action to address Philly jails human rights crisis

Rally demands urgent action to address Philly jails human rights crisis

Groups Urge U.N. to Call for Abolition of Death By Incarceration During Historic U.S. Visit

Groups Urge U.N. to Call for Abolition of Death By Incarceration During Historic U.S. Visit

“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