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Pro-Palestine students at Pitt face dismissal, criminal charges, and the threat of canceled visas

Pro-Palestine students at Pitt face dismissal, criminal charges, and the threat of canceled visas

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Community organizer calls Pittsburgh Police Chief Larry Scirotto's retirement

Community organizer calls Pittsburgh Police Chief Larry Scirotto's retirement "unfortunate"

Controversial Pittsburgh magistrate's bail decision 'nothing unusual', say some

Controversial Pittsburgh magistrate's bail decision 'nothing unusual', say some

Aug. 13-15: Court Support for Human Rights Activists

Aug. 13-15: Court Support for Human Rights Activists

Consent order could reshape mental health care in Allegheny County Jail

Consent order could reshape mental health care in Allegheny County Jail

Protester injured by police projectile, then charged for same incident claims mistreatment during preliminary hearing

Protester injured by police projectile, then charged for same incident claims mistreatment during preliminary hearing

ALC Releases Report on Apartheid Policing in Pittsburgh, Calls for Defunding Police to pre-Peduto Levels

ALC Releases Report on Apartheid Policing in Pittsburgh, Calls for Defunding Police to pre-Peduto Levels

Report: Racial Imbalances Persist In Allegheny County Criminal Justice System

Report: Racial Imbalances Persist In Allegheny County Criminal Justice System

Protesters File Class Action Lawsuit Against Pittsburgh Police and City Officials for Police Attacks on East Liberty Protest

“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