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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.

Pa. prisons pledge reform and agree to pay $8.5 million after Philly man died from pepper spray.

Pa. prisons pledge reform and agree to pay $8.5 million after Philly man died from pepper spray.

Family of Tyrone Briggs, killed at the age of 29 by SCI-Mahanoy staff, reach historic settlement with Pennsylvania Department of Corrections

After 50 years in prison — 37 in solitary confinement — Philly man’s conviction is vacated

After 50 years in prison — 37 in solitary confinement — Philly man’s conviction is vacated

Family Calls for Justice in Death of Tyrone Briggs

Media Alert: Trial Begins in Challenge to State Prisons’ Legal Mail Policy

Media Release: Legal Advocates Challenge Pennsylvania Department of Corrections’ New Procedures for Legal Mail

“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