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Incarceration (Prison and Jail)

Life sentences fall in Pennsylvania but are still among highest in nation

Life sentences fall in Pennsylvania but are still among highest in nation

ALC Joins Legal Advocates in Urging Parker Administration to Abandon Proposed

ALC Joins Legal Advocates in Urging Parker Administration to Abandon Proposed "Neighborhood Wellness Courts"

Kensington “wellness court” to launch in coming weeks, will offer treatment or criminal consequences

Kensington “wellness court” to launch in coming weeks, will offer treatment or criminal consequences

Jan. 9: Inside/Outside Letter-Writing Night

Jan. 9: Inside/Outside Letter-Writing Night

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

“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