ALC is a movement lawyering and organizing project that defends human rights and challenges incarceration and other state & structural violence abolitionistlawcenter.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/abolitionistlawcenter.orghttps://bsky.app/profile/abolitionistlawcenter.org/post/3mlbqubdwok2iLife without parole is death by incarceration. Our prisons are made to warehouse & torture people, not promote their health & well-being. People age faster & die younger, without sufficient medical attention & care. https://whyy.org/articles/in-prison-women-develop-diseases-earlier-and-often/07 May 2026 17:35 +0000at://did:plc:bsv7psabdf7tbjnz7yvml36b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mlbqubdwok2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/abolitionistlawcenter.org/post/3mkb2phm5xs2yIn 1890, the US Supreme Court ended the use of solitary confinement as a barbaric torture without benefit. It's only in the recent era of mass incarceration that it's been reborn as a common tool of subjugation https://inquest.org/the-endless-punishment/ via @inquest.bsky.social24 Apr 2026 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:bsv7psabdf7tbjnz7yvml36b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkb2phm5xs2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/abolitionistlawcenter.org/post/3mjpit5wdbs23On #PalestinianPrisonersDay, we stand in solidarity with Palestinian political prisoners & uplift their ongoing struggle & right to resist occupation. Full statement: https://abolitionistlawcenter.org/2026/04/17/in-solidarity-on-palestinians-prisoners-day/17 Apr 2026 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:bsv7psabdf7tbjnz7yvml36b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjpit5wdbs23https://bsky.app/profile/abolitionistlawcenter.org/post/3mjfoxpwhss2wUniversity of Pittsburgh took harsh action against students & faculty protesting the Gaza genocide. Allegheny County DA Zappala then sought to prosecute 20 students, overcharging 8 w/ felonies Now our former intern Mohammad Ali faces decades in prison for exercising his First Amendment rights. https://www.dropsitenews.com/p/palestine-protest-muslim-student-prosecution-pittsburgh13 Apr 2026 20:21 +0000at://did:plc:bsv7psabdf7tbjnz7yvml36b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfoxpwhss2whttps://bsky.app/profile/abolitionistlawcenter.org/post/3mgg6nzytp22dThursday in Philly! Major Tillery is in his 70s. This is his 4th attempt to free himself via PA's Post-Conviction Relief Act after being wrongfully convicted for political reasons decades ago. Free our elders! Free all political prisoners! https://iacenter.org/2020/05/27/international-movement-demands-justice-for-major-tillery/06 Mar 2026 20:47 +0000at://did:plc:bsv7psabdf7tbjnz7yvml36b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgg6nzytp22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/abolitionistlawcenter.org/post/3mfuxq42ams2eIs the Philadelphia school district silencing another leading Black antiracist educator? https://actionnetwork.org/petitions/defendismael28 Feb 2026 00:27 +0000at://did:plc:bsv7psabdf7tbjnz7yvml36b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfuxq42ams2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/abolitionistlawcenter.org/post/3mfrtrywjqk2e“If you keep someone in your custody, you have to care for them,” as ALC lawyer Nia Holston lawyer said in her opening statement. “Louis Jung’s death was not inevitable.” The Philly jails' “culture of indifference” allowed him to die of diabetic ketoacidosis. https://metrophiladelphia.com/stories/federal-trial-philadelphia-inmate-death,12916826 Feb 2026 18:39 +0000at://did:plc:bsv7psabdf7tbjnz7yvml36b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfrtrywjqk2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/abolitionistlawcenter.org/post/3mfcubgd6lc2eWe will stand with all our allies in this fight until Hoagie is free and this long, cruel era of mass incarceration has ended. https://myspiritnews.com/articles/west-southwest-philadelphia-news/court-denies-mans-freedom-after-more-than-30-years-in-prison-supporters-call-decision-legally-incorrect-and-the-fight-continues/20 Feb 2026 19:37 +0000at://did:plc:bsv7psabdf7tbjnz7yvml36b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfcubgd6lc2ehttps://bsky.app/profile/abolitionistlawcenter.org/post/3mfcpnabo522zAmazing work is being done by the PA Justice Alliance, a coalition of amazing orgs like @1hoodpower.bsky.social @aclupa.org @famm.org & many others. We're building on decades of movement work to push state officials to end mass incarceration in PA. Learn more pajusticealliance.org https://penncapital-star.com/criminal-justice/compassionate-release-expansion-among-justice-reforms-with-bipartisan-state-house-support/20 Feb 2026 18:15 +0000at://did:plc:bsv7psabdf7tbjnz7yvml36b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfcpnabo522zhttps://bsky.app/profile/abolitionistlawcenter.org/post/3mdvtgbbvo222Another person died in Allegheny County Jail yesterday. A 55-year-old man, found unresponsive. We mainly use jails to hold people for the crime of mental illness, substance use disorder, or poverty. This needs to stop. Decarcerate now.02 Feb 2026 21:52 +0000at://did:plc:bsv7psabdf7tbjnz7yvml36b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdvtgbbvo222https://bsky.app/profile/abolitionistlawcenter.org/post/3mdllwfjvlc2f15 of 17 Philly Councilmembers endorse ICE OUT legislation. US Senate votes 55-45 – including Fetterman! – to block funding for DHS while ICE is terrorizing people. Still plenty of ways these officials can cave, but this progress came from people demanding action against brutal carceral forces.29 Jan 2026 20:12 +0000at://did:plc:bsv7psabdf7tbjnz7yvml36b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdllwfjvlc2fhttps://bsky.app/profile/abolitionistlawcenter.org/post/3mdipdhp7ek27ICE is killing people & Congress is funding it. Right now @fetterman.senate.gov is the ONLY Democratic Senator supporting funding for ICE. He can lecture ICE all he wants but the most powerful tool to rein them in is $$$. Call him & don't let off the gas until he commits: NOT 1 MORE DOLLAR FOR ICE.28 Jan 2026 16:35 +0000at://did:plc:bsv7psabdf7tbjnz7yvml36b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdipdhp7ek27https://bsky.app/profile/abolitionistlawcenter.org/post/3mddznjxl322aThe public execution of white bystanders Renee Good & now Alex Pretti, with seeming immunity, "marks a profound and irreversible escalation against communities committed to justice. A red line has been crossed." That license to kill is expanding from the state's policing & carceral systems. [contains quote post or other embedded content]26 Jan 2026 19:56 +0000at://did:plc:bsv7psabdf7tbjnz7yvml36b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mddznjxl322ahttps://bsky.app/profile/abolitionistlawcenter.org/post/3mcxktmwgfs2rDozens attended last night's Philly Prison Oversight Board Advocates coalition meeting. If you're interested in supporting folks at State Road, fighting for decarceration, and holding the jails accountable for their inhumane treatment of people detained there, email sam@alcenter.org to get involved!21 Jan 2026 20:59 +0000at://did:plc:bsv7psabdf7tbjnz7yvml36b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcxktmwgfs2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/abolitionistlawcenter.org/post/3mcuwoxnp5k2rJoin ALC Court Watch at 3pm for an info session on court watching as a powerful movement tool – giving voice to the people and transparency & accountability to systems that enact violence in our communities. Hear how its being in Louisiana, Maryland, Missouri, Nevada, Tennessee & PA! bit.ly/mlkdaycw https://bit.ly/mlkdaycw20 Jan 2026 19:53 +0000at://did:plc:bsv7psabdf7tbjnz7yvml36b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mcuwoxnp5k2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/abolitionistlawcenter.org/post/3mckw4qnbxc2p“Any mental health professional who professes that children can't be rehabilitated is the 20th & 21st century equivalent of those who believed in phrenology,” our legal director told @publicsource.org But that's who Gov. Shapiro chose to fill a Board of Pardons vacancy—the worst possible candidate.16 Jan 2026 20:16 +0000at://did:plc:bsv7psabdf7tbjnz7yvml36b/app.bsky.feed.post/3mckw4qnbxc2p