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Freeing Leonard Peltier Would Be a First Step Towards Justice

Freeing Leonard Peltier Would Be a First Step Towards Justice

Life sentences fall in Pennsylvania but are still among highest in nation

Life sentences fall in Pennsylvania but are still among highest in nation

ALC Joins Legal Advocates in Urging Parker Administration to Abandon Proposed

ALC Joins Legal Advocates in Urging Parker Administration to Abandon Proposed "Neighborhood Wellness Courts"

Kensington “wellness court” to launch in coming weeks, will offer treatment or criminal consequences

Kensington “wellness court” to launch in coming weeks, will offer treatment or criminal consequences

Jan. 9: Write Letters to Support Marie Scott's Commutation

Jan. 9: Write Letters to Support Marie Scott's Commutation

Philadelphia events demand freedom for Mumia Abu-Jamal

Philadelphia events demand freedom for Mumia Abu-Jamal

Local advocacy groups are calling on Joe Biden to issue mass pardons before leaving office

Local advocacy groups are calling on Joe Biden to issue mass pardons before leaving office

After Hunter Biden’s pardon, Philadelphia criminal justice advocates call on President Biden to pardon more inmates

After Hunter Biden’s pardon, Philadelphia criminal justice advocates call on President Biden to pardon more inmates

Advocates Urge PA Justices To Cut Terms For Unintended Deaths

Advocates Urge PA Justices To Cut Terms For Unintended Deaths

Ending Life Without Parole, Death by Incarceration, in Pennsylvania

Ending Life Without Parole, Death by Incarceration, in Pennsylvania

“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