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Incarceration (Prison and Jail)

Jails

January 25, 2025

Indigenous group buys 63 acres in proposed prison site, offers different vision for E. KY land

Indigenous group buys 63 acres in proposed prison site, offers different vision for E. KY land

January 23, 2025

Eastern KY activists bought land where feds wanted to build a prison

Eastern KY activists bought land where feds wanted to build a prison

January 22, 2025

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

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

January 08, 2025

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"

January 07, 2025

Jan. 9: Inside/Outside Letter-Writing Night

Jan. 9: Inside/Outside Letter-Writing Night

January 07, 2025

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

January 07, 2025

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

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

December 17, 2024

Little v. Dauphin County

Little v. Dauphin County

December 17, 2024

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

December 17, 2024

“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