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Philly To Pay $25M For Breaking Prison Conditions Settlement

Philly To Pay $25M For Breaking Prison Conditions Settlement

Held in contempt over jail conditions, Philly must pay $25M and quickly boost staffing, a judge has ordered

Held in contempt over jail conditions, Philly must pay $25M and quickly boost staffing, a judge has ordered

Drug deaths and overdoses plague Philly jails, raising concerns about plans to step up Kensington arrests

Drug deaths and overdoses plague Philly jails, raising concerns about plans to step up Kensington arrests

Zappala fights release of quadriplegic prison inmate supported by Shapiro

Zappala fights release of quadriplegic prison inmate supported by Shapiro

Mayor Parker appoints new Philly prisons commissioner on same day motion for contempt filed

Mayor Parker appoints new Philly prisons commissioner on same day motion for contempt filed

Civil rights groups say Philly’s understaffed, violent jail system is in contempt of court

Civil rights groups say Philly’s understaffed, violent jail system is in contempt of court

Allegheny County promises more mental health support, less use of force at its jail

Allegheny County promises more mental health support, less use of force at its jail

If We Stand Tall it is Because We Stand on the Shoulders of Giants

If We Stand Tall it is Because We Stand on the Shoulders of Giants

Fixing Philly Prisons Will Be Hard, But Here’s A Plan For How To Do It

Fixing Philly Prisons Will Be Hard, But Here’s A Plan For How To Do It

New Allegheny County Jail oversight board inherits old problems

New Allegheny County Jail oversight board inherits old problems

“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 8654
Pittsburgh, PA 15221
info@alcenter.org