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Robert Saleem Holbrook

Saleem Holbrook urges Philadelphia City Council to decarcerate county jails

Saleem Holbrook urges Philadelphia City Council to decarcerate county jails

March 04, 2025

Citizen of the Year Awards: Robert Saleem Holbrook

Citizen of the Year Awards: Robert Saleem Holbrook

January 15, 2024

A Message from Robert Saleem Holbrook

A Message from Robert Saleem Holbrook

November 14, 2023

Death by Incarceration: Abolitionists at UN Call for End to

Death by Incarceration: Abolitionists at UN Call for End to "The Other Death Penalty"

October 29, 2023

Holbrook v. Jellen

Holbrook v. Jellen

September 04, 2023

Abu-Jamal v. Kane

Abu-Jamal v. Kane

September 04, 2023

‘That officer got out of the car with specific intent to do harm’

‘That officer got out of the car with specific intent to do harm’

August 31, 2023

What Josh Shapiro’s transition team says about how he’ll govern, and why some picks are raising eyebrows

What Josh Shapiro’s transition team says about how he’ll govern, and why some picks are raising eyebrows

December 20, 2022

What Is Prison Gerrymandering and How Does It Impact US Politics?

What Is Prison Gerrymandering and How Does It Impact US Politics?

October 31, 2022

Inventing Solitary: In 1790, Philadelphia opened the first American penitentiary, with the nation’s first solitary cells. Black people were disproportionately punished from the start.

Inventing Solitary: In 1790, Philadelphia opened the first American penitentiary, with the nation’s first solitary cells. Black people were disproportionately punished from the start.

June 08, 2022

“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