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“You Send Yourselves to Jail” Coercive Diversion in the Allegheny

WebUsing data from the Abolitionist Law Center’s Court Watch program, “You Send Yourselves to Jail” Coercive Diversion in Allegheny County Mental Health Court (2023) exposes the …

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Class Action Suit Seeks to End Solitary Confinement for Hundreds …

WebGoal to End Prolonged and Indefinite Solitary Confinement and Bar all Solitary Confinement of Mentally Ill. FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 4, 2024 CONTACT: …

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Abolitionist Law Center

WebWe use litigation, community organizing, and strategic communications to end mass incarceration, empower impacted people, and protect individuals who encounter the …

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Mental Health Court Harms Instead of Helps, Punishing …

WebReport highlights a punitive court helmed by a judge with no mental health credentials. For Immediate Release December 6, 2023. Contact Connease Warren, …

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Consent order could reshape mental health care in Allegheny …

WebPublic Source, 03/19/24: “Sweeping changes to correctional mental healthcare could soon be coming to Allegheny County. A law firm and two legal aid nonprofits announced today …

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Family Sues Allegheny County Jail Over Tragic Death of Autistic

WebA family has filed a federal lawsuit seeking damages from one of the region’s major medical providers, Allegheny Health Network, the county and individual medical …

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Lawsuit Filed Challenging County Jail’s Practice of Placing …

WebFour of the five named plaintiffs in the lawsuit have spent time ranging from six to 22 days in solitary confinement while pregnant. Elizabeth Seitz, the lead plaintiff in …

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MEDIA RELEASE: As Department of Corrections refuses to release

WebFebruary 10, 2015 – The Abolitionist Law Center (ALC) and the Human Rights Coalition (HRC) have launched a comprehensive health survey of prisoners at State Correctional …

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Report finds disturbing pattern of illnesses at Southwestern PA …

WebAbolitionist Law Center and Human Rights Coalition release report detailing health problems at SCI Fayette. Contact: Ben Fiorillo [email protected] 412-482-0041

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Health & Environmental Conditions

WebPeople inside jails and prisons are often subjected to horrifying and unhealthy environmental and sanitary conditions; inadequate access to hygiene and sanitary services and …

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ALC Mental Health Report

WebThe Abolitionist Law Center’s Court Watch program has been monitoring hearings at the Mental Health Court since March of 2021. Court watchers observed just …

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Lagrotteria v. Allegheny County

WebLagrotteria v. Allegheny County. This federal lawsuit is seeking damages from one of the region’s major medical providers, Allegheny Health Network; Allegheny …

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Prison Reform Advocates File Class Action Lawsuit Against …

WebAllegheny County Jail. April 8, 2020 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE. CONTACT: Andy Hoover, ACLU-PA, [email protected], 717-514-2747 Bret Grote, Abolitionist Law Center, …

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ALC and Survivor of Solitary Confinement Release Video of Brutal

WebALC and client Kim Andrews, a survivor of 150+ days of solitary confinement, have released footage of a 2019 attack on Andrews by Sergeant Alyssia Tucker that took …

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Settlement Requires Major Changes and Increased Staffing at …

WebFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 19, 2024 CONTACT: Connease Warren, Abolitionist Law Center, 713-304-8990, [email protected] Alexandra Morgan-Kurtz, …

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IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE WESTERN …

Web3 Allegheny County,2 they constitute an astoundingly disproportionate 67% of the population at ACJ.3 Conditions at ACJ cause tremendous harm that disproportionately impacts the …

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