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Lawsuit seeks to end ‘unconstitutional’ solitary confinement in Pa. prisons

Lawsuit seeks to end ‘unconstitutional’ solitary confinement in Pa. prisons

Class Action Suit Seeks to End Solitary Confinement for Hundreds in PA Department of Corrections

Class Action Suit Seeks to End Solitary Confinement for Hundreds in PA Department of Corrections

Pittsburgh's 'Nurturing' Mental Health Court Actually Punishes the Mentally Ill, Report Says

Pittsburgh's 'Nurturing' Mental Health Court Actually Punishes the Mentally Ill, Report Says

Mental Health Court Harms Instead of Helps, Punishing Community Members with Disabilities

Mental Health Court Harms Instead of Helps, Punishing Community Members with Disabilities

"You Send Yourselves to Jail" Coercive Diversion in the Allegheny County Mental Health Court

I’m a prisoner in solitary confinement, and I’m suing the state to end this torture

I’m a prisoner in solitary confinement, and I’m suing the state to end this torture

Stripped: Unveiling the unseen trauma of strip searching juveniles in the Allegheny County Jail

Stripped: Unveiling the unseen trauma of strip searching juveniles in the Allegheny County Jail

PA Western District ruling re_ solitary_ Andrews v. Harper_TRO_10.02.2020

Prisoners of Pa.’s secret system of indefinite isolation sue for release and damages

Prisoners of Pa.’s secret system of indefinite isolation sue for release and damages

Pennsylvania inmates sue over ‘tortuous conditions’ of solitary confinement

Pennsylvania inmates sue over ‘tortuous conditions’ of solitary confinement

“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