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Incarceration (Prison and Jail)

“I Can’t Breathe” – Parents of Tyrone Briggs Sue Department of Corrections for Death of their Son

Prisoners’ Rights Advocates File Lawsuit Against Allegheny County Jail for Sergeant Brutalizing Women with Disabilities

ALC, PILP and ACLU send letter to Allegheny County demanding COVID-19 testing and contact tracing after alarming reports and denied tests

Philly man held in solitary confinement 33 years must be let off death row, court rules

Philly man held in solitary confinement 33 years must be let off death row, court rules

We Want Freedom – Statement from Black Philly Radical Collective

We grieve for Rudolph Sutton. It is time to #LetTheVulnerableGo

Family Calls for Justice in Death of Tyrone Briggs

Third Circuit Court of Appeals to Hear Argument in Challenge to 33 Years of Solitary Confinement on Death Row

Media Release: Emergency Petition Filed For Young Woman Placed In Solitary Confinement During Her Birthday

Lawsuit Filed Seeking Immediate Treatment for Hepatitis C

“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