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Incarceration (Prison and Jail)

Pa. jail officials accused of cutting heat, withholding toilet paper from inmates

Pa. jail officials accused of cutting heat, withholding toilet paper from inmates

Little v. Dauphin County

Little v. Dauphin County

Pennsylvania jail confiscated inmates’ toilet paper and soap, cut power and heat, a lawsuit alleges

Pennsylvania jail confiscated inmates’ toilet paper and soap, cut power and heat, a lawsuit alleges

‘Near total deprivation’: Lawsuit alleges mistreatment in Dauphin County prison ‘hole’

‘Near total deprivation’: Lawsuit alleges mistreatment in Dauphin County prison ‘hole’

Suit Seeks Damages After Warden Cuts Power and Heat, Plunging Dozens In Solitary Confinement Into Darkness, Cold for Weeks in Dauphin County

Suit Seeks Damages After Warden Cuts Power and Heat, Plunging Dozens In Solitary Confinement Into Darkness, Cold for Weeks in Dauphin County

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

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

After Hunter Biden’s pardon, Philadelphia criminal justice advocates call on President Biden to pardon more inmates

After Hunter Biden’s pardon, Philadelphia criminal justice advocates call on President Biden to pardon more inmates

Dec. 12: New Year's Card Party

Dec. 12: New Year's Card Party

Nov. 20: Post-Election Update for Justice-Impacted People

Nov. 20: Post-Election Update for Justice-Impacted People

Oct. 20: Learning Together—A Conversation with the Founders of Address This!

Oct. 20: Learning Together—A Conversation with the Founders of Address This!

“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