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Psychiatric Disability

Jails

January 25, 2025

Howard v. Williams

Howard v. Williams

March 20, 2024

A consent order brings the Allegheny County Jail close to wide-reaching mental healthcare changes

A consent order brings the Allegheny County Jail close to wide-reaching mental healthcare changes

March 19, 2024

Consent order could reshape mental health care in Allegheny County Jail

Consent order could reshape mental health care in Allegheny County Jail

March 19, 2024

Allegheny County promises more mental health support, less use of force at its jail

Allegheny County promises more mental health support, less use of force at its jail

March 19, 2024

Settlement Requires Major Changes and Increased Staffing at Allegheny County Jail

Settlement Requires Major Changes and Increased Staffing at Allegheny County Jail

March 19, 2024

Invisible By Design: Developmental and Cognitive Disabilities in Allegheny County’s Criminal Legal System

Invisible By Design: Developmental and Cognitive Disabilities in Allegheny County’s Criminal Legal System

December 19, 2023

Allegheny County Jail

July 26, 2023

A Criminal Solution

A Criminal Solution

March 09, 2023

Experts in lawsuit say mental health care at Allegheny County Jail is 'grossly inadequate'

Experts in lawsuit say mental health care at Allegheny County Jail is 'grossly inadequate'

February 27, 2023

“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