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Appleseed’s reporting on Alabama’s prison crisis and our efforts to confront it
Appleseed’s reporting on Alabama’s prison crisis and our efforts to confront it






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Appleseed Post-Session Briefing: Two good bills passed, a prison oversight pilot created, and renewed optimism for continued prison reform in Alabama
Home Page Updates, NewsHighlights: Appleseed succeeded in pushing two criminal justice reform bills over the finish line this session. We also helped develop a pilot program for independent prison oversight that will launch immediately. By working alongside justice-involved people and families of incarcerated Alabamians, Appleseed was able to identify issues that matter to the people most impacted by […]
Alabama Prison Healthcare Faces Spiraling Costs and Grim Uncertainty. A Smarter Way Forward is Within Our Grasp.
Alabama prisons, Home Page UpdatesBy Eddie Burkhalter, Appleseed Researcher James Jones was hurting long before YesCare, the company contracted to provide medical care for those in Alabama prisons, diagnosed him with prostate cancer. After Appleseed succeeded in getting Mr. Jones, now 78, released from prison in December 2024 and his treatments began outside of prison fences, his life and […]
Alabama Appleseed Applauds Agreement for a Prison Oversight Pilot Program
Advocacy News, Alabama prisons, Home Page UpdatesYears of relentless advocacy by families of incarcerated Alabamians has resulted in a new prison oversight pilot program to create transparency and accountability at the Alabama Department of Corrections. Sen. Larry Stutts, R-Tuscumbia, who sponsored SB 316, the prison oversight bill, announced this development Wednesday on the Senate Floor. Stutts and Senate Pro Tem, Garlan […]