Abolitionist Law Center

A public health emergency in Pennsylvania's prisons

Dec 08, 2020

This embed will serve content from {{ domain }}. See our privacy statement

40 people incarcerated in the Pennsylvania Department of Corrections have died from COVID-19. 29 of them have died since October 15. As of December 7, there are 2,000 active cases among the DOC population.

Robert Saleem Holbrook of Abolitionist Law Center joins the podcast to discuss the urgency of this moment and the failure of Governor Wolf's response. He also talks about how the state victim advocate and the Pennsylvania attorney general have contributed to mass incarceration, why people sentenced to death-by-incarceration should have the chance to come home, and how "a movement" gave him that chance.

Learn more about ALC at www.abolitionistlawcenter.org and follow them on social media on Facebook, Twitter, and Instagram.

Related Issues

Criminal Justice Reform Prisoners' Rights View All Issues

Related Content

Press Release
Jan 25, 2018
Placeholder image
  • Death Penalty|
  • +1 Issue

ACLU and Abolitionist Law Center Sue Pennsylvania to End Mandatory and Permanent Solitary Confinement for Prisoners Sentenced to Death

Issue Areas: Death Penalty, Prisoners' Rights
Court Cases: Reid et al. v. Wetzel
Press Release
May 27, 2020
Allegheny County Jail
  • Criminal Justice Reform

Prison Reform Advocates Reach Agreement With Allegheny County Over Steps to Protect Incarcerated People From COVID-19

A federal judge approved an order today to resolve a preliminary injunction motion filed on behalf of three people incarcerated at the Allegheny County Jail seeking changes to the jail’s practices to protect people in the jail from COVID-19.
Issue Areas: Criminal Justice Reform
Court Cases: Graham et al. v. Allegheny County