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Alabama prisons, Habitual Felony Offender Act, News, Ronald McKeithenBy Ronald McKeithen, Appleseed guest blogger
Birmingham, AL -- Doubts of ever leaving prison had been embedded deep within me. I couldn't shake them. At least not completely. Even after everything that I'd prayed for and dreamed of for decades…

Introducing Appleseed's legal extern Allen Slater
Intern, NewsBy Allen Slater
My name is Allen Slater, and I am honored to join Alabama Appleseed as a full-time extern. I admire this organization’s mission, methodology, and compassion, and I am thrilled to contribute to the team. I am also eternally…

Alabama Appleseed is hiring a communications and development associate
NewsAlabama Appleseed is a non-profit, non-partisan 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1999 whose mission is to achieve justice and equity for all Alabamians. Alabama Appleseed conducts integrated culture and policy change campaigns to confront laws…

COVID-19 Sheds Light on the South’s Broken Housing System as Stimulus Checks Fund Motel Stays
COVID-19, NewsBy Renuka Srivastava
Shortly after the COVID-19 pandemic's lockdown was enforced, more rent strikes occurred in this country than ever before. Families are forced to choose between food on their tables or a roof over their heads. This difficult…

Human Rights Groups, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans, an Alabama Democratic Lawmaker, a GOP Operative, Corrections Professionals, a Retired Federal Magistrate Judge, and Cannabis Advocates Came Together to Stop a Disabled Black Veteran from Going to Prison. This is the Story of How We Failed.
Fair Schools, Safe Communities, Habitual Felony Offender Act, Leah Nelson, Marijuana reform, NewsBy Leah Nelson
leah.nelson@alabamaappleseed.org
In August 2016, a disabled Black veteran named Sean Worsley brought his legally prescribed medical marijuana with him on a road trip from Arizona to North Carolina. On his way through Alabama,…
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- Welcome Appleseed intern and UAB Senior Anahita Maleknia September 18, 2025
- Appleseed welcomes UA legal extern Nicholas Thoma September 16, 2025
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