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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 they reached a settlement agreement with the county to “protect the constitutional rights of the individuals incarcerated” at the Allegheny County Jail.

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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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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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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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“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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Family of incarcerated man sues Allegheny County Jail, Allegheny Health …

WebWESA, 10/17/23: “The family of a man who died at Allegheny County Jail filed a federal lawsuit Tuesday alleging that the jail, county, and Allegheny Health Network created a culture in which incarcerated people with disabilities are discriminated against and their medical needs are left unmet, resulting in the wrongful death of Anthony Talotta and others.

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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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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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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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Allegheny County Jail Health Justice Project to Launch at Jail

WebJail workers, human rights advocates, community groups, and inmates’ family members seek an end to appalling health care at ACJ. PITTSBURGH- Allegheny County area advocacy organizations will announce the launch of the new Allegheny County Jail, Health Justice Project this Thursday, at 4:30 p.m. during the Allegheny County Jail …

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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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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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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 County jail. This suit was filed all the way back in 2020. ‘I can attest firsthand to the complete lack of mental health care and the complete lack of care in general.

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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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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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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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