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NewsBy Eddie Burkhalter, Appleseed Researcher
Alabama taxpayers since 2020 spent $57 million for the state to defend lawsuits against prison officers and against class-action cases against the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC), investigative…

Appleseed is hiring a Legal Fellow to help launch new program supporting justice-involved women
NewsJob Description: Legal Fellow - Supporting Justice-Involved Women
About Alabama Appleseed: Alabama Appleseed is a non-profit, non-partisan 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1999 whose mission is to confront unjust systems through research,…

Freed from prison and burdened with cancer, but finding his voice in songs
NewsJames Jones was one of the first people in the state to be sentenced to life without parole under the Habitual Felony Offender Act. He is also a music lover, a story teller, and a beloved mentor to dozens of incarcerated people. Finally released…

Survivors of Gun Violence Gather to Share Stories, Search for Solutions, and Seek Compensation
NewsBy Eddie Burkhalter, Appleseed Researcher
Montgomery – Alabama Appleseed took part in the “Right to Heal: Access to Victim Compensation” event held recently at The Sanctuary at the Jubilee Center in Montgomery, where a room full…

Appleseed Welcomes Executive Assistant Keely Sutton
NewsBy Keely Sutton
My name is Keely Sutton and I am delighted to be Carla’s new Executive Assistant at Alabama Appleseed. For years I have used Appleseed’s reports and succinct summaries of important social justice issues in Alabama—mass…
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- Appleseed Welcomes Intern MaKenzie Smith July 3, 2025
- Welcome Appleseed Intern, Wyatt Williams June 30, 2025
- Appleseed Welcomes Summer Intern James Stephens June 25, 2025
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- $57 Million in Tax Dollars: Investigative Reporter Documents Disturbing Pattern of Costly Excessive Force Settlements at Alabama Department of Corrections May 19, 2025
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Appleseed Welcomes Intern MaKenzie Smith
NewsBy MaKenzie Smith My name is Makenzie Smith, and I am excited to be spending this summer as a policy intern with Alabama Appleseed and Alabama Arise. I’m from Moundville, Alabama, and have grown up in the Tuscaloosa County area. I recently graduated from The University of Alabama with a degree in Political Science and […]
Welcome Appleseed Intern, Wyatt Williams
NewsBy Wyatt Williams, Appleseed Intern My name is Wyatt Williams, and I am excited about joining the Appleseed team this upcoming summer! Born and raised in Birmingham, I graduated from Vestavia Hills High School, and I now attend the University of Georgia, where I am a rising sophomore majoring in Political Science and Economics. I […]
Appleseed Welcomes Summer Intern James Stephens
NewsMy name is James Stephens, and I’m excited to intern at Alabama Appleseed this summer! I was born and raised here in Birmingham and will start my sophomore year at New York University this fall. Right now, my plan is to major in history and hopefully attend law school after I graduate. Growing up in […]