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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

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

Those in solitary confinement unit at Fayette prison face 'cruel and unusual punishment,' lawsuit says

Those in solitary confinement unit at Fayette prison face 'cruel and unusual punishment,' lawsuit says

Pennsylvania Solitary Unit Pushes People to Suicide, Lawsuit Alleges

Pennsylvania Solitary Unit Pushes People to Suicide, Lawsuit Alleges

Pa. prison confines mentally ill people in solitary, a ‘never-ending cycle’: lawsuit

Pa. prison confines mentally ill people in solitary, a ‘never-ending cycle’: lawsuit

Holbrook v. Jellen

Holbrook v. Jellen

Solitary Confinement

Inventing Solitary: In 1790, Philadelphia opened the first American penitentiary, with the nation’s first solitary cells. Black people were disproportionately punished from the start.

Inventing Solitary: In 1790, Philadelphia opened the first American penitentiary, with the nation’s first solitary cells. Black people were disproportionately punished from the start.

“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