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Philadelphia Jail Population Reaches 33-Year Low — A Major Win for Decarceration and Justice Reform

Philadelphia Jail Population Reaches 33-Year Low — A Major Win for Decarceration and Justice Reform

June 17, 2025

Jun. 12: Philly's Budget Should Be About Us

Jun. 12: Philly's Budget Should Be About Us

June 10, 2025

Philadelphia Measure Would Bolster Oversight for the City’s Deadly Jails

Philadelphia Measure Would Bolster Oversight for the City’s Deadly Jails

May 13, 2025

May 15: Still We Rise Freedom Coalition General Meeting

May 15: Still We Rise Freedom Coalition General Meeting

April 29, 2025

May 13: Speak Out for a People's Budget for Philly

May 13: Speak Out for a People's Budget for Philly

April 21, 2025

Fund The People: Philadelphia Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Demands

April 11, 2025

Philly’s jail population has reached its lowest level in recent memory

Philly’s jail population has reached its lowest level in recent memory

April 10, 2025

Council, advocates rally support for prison oversight ballot measure

Council, advocates rally support for prison oversight ballot measure

April 09, 2025

Council, advocates rally support for prison oversight ballot measure

Council, advocates rally support for prison oversight ballot measure

April 09, 2025

Prison Reform Advocates Rally Around Councilmember Thomas’s Ballot Proposal to Create Independent Office and Board of Prison Oversight

Prison Reform Advocates Rally Around Councilmember Thomas’s Ballot Proposal to Create Independent Office and Board of Prison Oversight

April 09, 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