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

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

How a Probation Violation Turns Into Indefinite Jail Time

How a Probation Violation Turns Into Indefinite Jail Time

Fixing Philly Prisons Will Be Hard, But Here’s A Plan For How To Do It

Fixing Philly Prisons Will Be Hard, But Here’s A Plan For How To Do It

MEDIA ADVISORY | Probation: A Driving Force of Mass Incarceration

MEDIA ADVISORY | Probation: A Driving Force of Mass Incarceration

Horton v. Rangos

Horton v. Rangos

Death-Making Institutions: How Police, Probation, and the Judiciary Caused Gerald Thomas to Die in Jail

Death-Making Institutions: How Police, Probation, and the Judiciary Caused Gerald Thomas to Die in Jail

Maintaining Apartheid: Arrest and Cash Bail in Allegheny County (Court Watch Docket Report #2)

Maintaining Apartheid: Arrest and Cash Bail in Allegheny County (Court Watch Docket Report #2)

Advocates fight to end cash bail; highlight important role in this year's Allegheny County magistrate races

Advocates fight to end cash bail; highlight important role in this year's Allegheny County magistrate races

ALC Court Watch celebrates end of first year, releases statement on abolishing cash bail.

Report: Racial Imbalances Persist In Allegheny County Criminal Justice System

Report: Racial Imbalances Persist In Allegheny County Criminal Justice System

“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