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Pennsylvania Struck Down Mandatory Life Without Parole for 2nd-Degree Murder. What Comes Next?

Pennsylvania Struck Down Mandatory Life Without Parole for 2nd-Degree Murder. What Comes Next?

July 31, 2026

Legal Team of Political Prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal Appeals to the UN for Support

Legal Team of Political Prisoner Mumia Abu-Jamal Appeals to the UN for Support

July 28, 2026

Jun. 11: A People's Exposition Exhibit: Remembering Lives, Reimagining Futures

Jun. 11: A People's Exposition Exhibit: Remembering Lives, Reimagining Futures

June 08, 2026

Constitution Under Construction: Minimum standards set by 8th Amendment

Constitution Under Construction: Minimum standards set by 8th Amendment

May 23, 2026

New policy restricting minors from Market Square met with mixed reactions

New policy restricting minors from Market Square met with mixed reactions

May 11, 2026

Compassionate release expansion among justice reforms with bipartisan state House support

Compassionate release expansion among justice reforms with bipartisan state House support

February 19, 2026

Lawmakers confirm Shapiro’s Board of Pardons nomination over objections

Lawmakers confirm Shapiro’s Board of Pardons nomination over objections

February 09, 2026

Pennsylvania Lawmakers Confirm Shapiro's Controversial Board of Pardons Nomination

Pennsylvania Lawmakers Confirm Shapiro's Controversial Board of Pardons Nomination

February 09, 2026

Juvenile detention’s disparities, costs counted in Allegheny County documents

Juvenile detention’s disparities, costs counted in Allegheny County documents

January 27, 2026

Aug. 13 onwards:

Aug. 13 onwards: "Songs from the Hole" on Netflix

August 11, 2025

“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