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Statement from Robert Saleem Holbrook, Executive Director of the Abolitionist Law Center, on the…

The Abolitionist Law Center stands on the side of people’s democracy and condemns the push today by Republicans to impeach Philadelphia…

Jun 14, 2022

“The attempt to impeach Larry Krasner is simply another tactic by Republican leadership to disenfranchise Black and Brown communities ahead of the 2024 elections.”

Jun 14, 2022

Abolitionist Law Center Statement in Opposition to Intimidation of Elected Magistrate in Allegheny…

Mar 2, 2022

Abolitionist Law Center Statement in Opposition to Intimidation of Elected Magistrate in Allegheny…

Mar 2, 2022

ALC pushes back against Pennsylvania’s SB 913 citing Senate’s failure to understand bill’s harm…

ALC Staff Attorney Dolly Prabhu calls for decarceral initiatives including abolishing use of probation detainers and prohibiting…

Dec 17, 2021

ALC pushes back against Pennsylvania’s SB 913 citing Senate’s failure to understand bill’s harm…

Dec 17, 2021

SIGN ON LETTER: BAN JOSEPH GARCIA AND C-SAU GARCIA FROM ALLEGHENY COUNTY JAIL

TO SIGN ON TO THE LETTER, PLEASE VISIT OUR FORM HERE: bit.ly/BanGarciaSignOn

Sep 14, 2021

SIGN ON LETTER: BAN JOSEPH GARCIA AND C-SAU GARCIA FROM ALLEGHENY COUNTY JAIL

Sep 14, 2021

SOLIDARITY WITH THE GILBOA SIX AND PALESTINIAN PRISONER RESISTANCE

On Monday September 6, 2021, six Palestinian political prisoners who were jailed by the settler-colonial Israeli occupation, liberated…

Sep 10, 2021

SOLIDARITY WITH THE GILBOA SIX AND PALESTINIAN PRISONER RESISTANCE

Sep 10, 2021

Statement from the Vaughn 17 (06/01/2021)

Issued in coordination with Philly Anti-Repression by members of the Vaughn 17 and others held in longterm solitary confinement in PA.

Jun 2, 2021

Statement from the Vaughn 17 (06/01/2021)

Jun 2, 2021

No Police.

Our challenge is not to pursue the conviction of one racist cop, but to carry out the total dissolution of police and racial capitalism.

Apr 22, 2021

No Police.

Apr 22, 2021

“Dismantling The Master’s House” by Robert Saleem Holbrook

– This is a first in a series of articles by Abolitionist Law Center’s Executive Director Robert Saleem Holbrook on the day to day…

Apr 5, 2021

“Dismantling The Master’s House” by Robert Saleem Holbrook

Apr 5, 2021

The End of Cash Bail: Statement from ALC Court Watch

We seek the abolition of cash bail in Allegheny County — and everywhere else in the US colonial project.

Jan 6, 2021

The End of Cash Bail: Statement from ALC Court Watch

Jan 6, 2021

Getting Serious About Cops: The Call to Defund the Police

by Dolly Prabhu, Staff Attorney for The Abolitionist Law Center

Jan 4, 2021

Getting Serious About Cops: The Call to Defund the Police

Jan 4, 2021

TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE 2020: HONORING BLACK TRANS LIVES AND BLACK TRANS LEGACIES OF…

by William Lukas — When we dream up worlds without police and prisons, and develop campaigns with absolute liberation as the shared…

Nov 20, 2020

TRANSGENDER DAY OF REMEMBRANCE 2020: HONORING BLACK TRANS LIVES AND BLACK TRANS LEGACIES OF…

Nov 20, 2020

Honoring Walter Wallace Jr.

Today we are collectively mourning the life of Walter Wallace Jr.

Oct 27, 2020

Honoring Walter Wallace Jr.

Oct 27, 2020

With COVID-19 Looming, We Must Shut Down SCI Fayette

by Maya Nojechowicz

Aug 7, 2020

With COVID-19 Looming, We Must Shut Down SCI Fayette

Aug 7, 2020

Racist Tranquilli Must Resign — STATEMENT & SIGN-ONS

JOIN US IN DEMANDING THE INVESTIGATION AND RESIGNATION OF RACIST JUDGE MARK V. TRANQUILLI.

Aug 3, 2020

Racist Tranquilli Must Resign — STATEMENT & SIGN-ONS

Aug 3, 2020

COVID-19: VIEW FROM THE INSIDE

The following text was written by an incarcerated person currently held captive in the state of Massachusetts, US. The author wishes to…

Jul 3, 2020

COVID-19: VIEW FROM THE INSIDE

Jul 3, 2020

WE ARE ABOLITIONISTS. Solidarity in the Struggle to End Police Terror and State Violence

“I may be doomed to the stake and the fire, or to the scaffold tree, but it is not in me to falter if I can promote the work of…

Jun 3, 2020

WE ARE ABOLITIONISTS. Solidarity in the Struggle to End Police Terror and State Violence

Jun 3, 2020

Statement in Support of Pennsylvania Political Prisoners: Building Upon the Legacies of Political…

As poor communities and communities of color continue to wade through a gauntlet of crises, it is encouraging to see movements and…

Apr 30, 2020

Statement in Support of Pennsylvania Political Prisoners: Building Upon the Legacies of Political…

Apr 30, 2020

Protecting Public Health in Allegheny County: Release and Divert People from Allegheny County Jail…

The rapid spread of COVID-19 has created an international public health crisis. It has now been classified as a global pandemic by the…

Mar 16, 2020

Protecting Public Health in Allegheny County: Release and Divert People from Allegheny County Jail…

Mar 16, 2020

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ALC is a nonprofit law firm fighting to protect prisoners, and a community organizing project aiming to build a world without prisons. abolitionistlawcenter.org

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