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Lawsuit: Officers accused of assaulting same man twice in Allegheny Co. Jail

Lawsuit: Officers accused of assaulting same man twice in Allegheny Co. Jail

August 27, 2025

Lawsuit Details Two Brutal Assaults at Allegheny County Jail, One Instance Resulted in Criminal Charges Against Officer

Lawsuit Details Two Brutal Assaults at Allegheny County Jail, One Instance Resulted in Criminal Charges Against Officer

August 26, 2025

Aug. 13 onwards:

Aug. 13 onwards: "Songs from the Hole" on Netflix

August 11, 2025

Jul. 30: Solidarity Not Solitary Coalition Quarterly Meeting

Jul. 30: Solidarity Not Solitary Coalition Quarterly Meeting

July 24, 2025

Men in Dauphin County jail get tablets back after ruling by solicitor

Men in Dauphin County jail get tablets back after ruling by solicitor

July 01, 2025

Dauphin County jail confiscates tablets from men in segregation, again

Dauphin County jail confiscates tablets from men in segregation, again

June 24, 2025

Advocates, lawmakers push to limit solitary confinement in Pa. prisons

Advocates, lawmakers push to limit solitary confinement in Pa. prisons

June 10, 2025

Kinkead, Davis call for solitary confinement reform

Kinkead, Davis call for solitary confinement reform

June 05, 2025

Torture Survivors, Legislators Introduce New Bill to Ban Solitary Confinement Across PA

Torture Survivors, Legislators Introduce New Bill to Ban Solitary Confinement Across PA

June 03, 2025

This Pennsylvania County Banned Restraint Chairs at its Jail. Public Data Was Key.

This Pennsylvania County Banned Restraint Chairs at its Jail. Public Data Was Key.

May 15, 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