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Shapiro pick for Board of Pardons vacancy opposed by clemency advocates

Shapiro pick for Board of Pardons vacancy opposed by clemency advocates

January 16, 2026

A 72-year-old woman imprisoned for over half a century was released after her life sentence was commuted

A 72-year-old woman imprisoned for over half a century was released after her life sentence was commuted

January 08, 2026

The Campaign to Win Marie

The Campaign to Win Marie "Mechie" Scott's Freedom

January 07, 2026

Matthew Slaughter

Matthew Slaughter

December 24, 2025

Brick by Brick: Decarcerating Today, Building Tomorrow - ALC's 2025 Impact Report

Brick by Brick: Decarcerating Today, Building Tomorrow - ALC's 2025 Impact Report

October 22, 2025

Sep. 3: We Free Us: How Mechie Got Commuted

Sep. 3: We Free Us: How Mechie Got Commuted

August 20, 2025

Gov. Josh Shapiro commutes sentence for Marie Scott, who led push to end life without parole

Gov. Josh Shapiro commutes sentence for Marie Scott, who led push to end life without parole

June 17, 2025

Marie Scott, incarcerated more than a half-century for murder, has her life sentence commuted by Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro

Marie Scott, incarcerated more than a half-century for murder, has her life sentence commuted by Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro

June 17, 2025

June 2025 Newsletter

June 2025 Newsletter

June 17, 2025

Gov. Shapiro commutes life sentence of woman who has spent more than 50 years in prison

Gov. Shapiro commutes life sentence of woman who has spent more than 50 years in prison

June 16, 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