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Mental health concerns prompt lawsuit to end indefinite solitary

WEBAssociated Press, 03/04/24: “Arguing that solitary confinement worsens mental health crises and violates Constitutional rights, six people incarcerated at prisons throughout …

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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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Solitary confinement in Pa. is at the center of a new federal lawsuit

WEBThe Philadelphia Inquirer, 03/04/24: “A federal class-action suit filed Monday aims to end solitary confinement for hundreds of incarcerated people in Pennsylvania, …

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Allegheny County promises more mental health support, less use …

WEB4 ABC WTAE, 03/20/24: “We’re hearing from the attorneys for the plaintiffs in this case who say this settlement will be life-changing for folks who are incarcerated at the Allegheny …

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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 …

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Experts in lawsuit say mental health care at Allegheny County Jail …

WEBTribLive, 02/27/23: “Experts retained as part of a federal lawsuit over the treatment of mentally ill people being held at Allegheny County Jail said the facility’s mental health …

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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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Pittsburgh’s ‘Nurturing’ Mental Health Court Actually Punishes the

WEBThe Appeal, 12/6/23: “Despite its stuffed Star Wars characters and posters displaying inspirational quotes, Allegheny County’s mental health court is a coercive and …

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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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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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PA inmates’ lawsuit on solitary confinement sparks state …

WEBThis all comes after the Pennsylvania Institutional Law Project helped 6 inmates file a class-action lawsuit against the PA Department of Corrections Monday. …

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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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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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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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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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