


“If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.”
Leah NelsonTurning memories into art with people who have lost loved ones to violence
By Leah Nelson, Research Director
Alabama Appleseed spent much of 2022 and 2023 traveling the state and talking with victims of violent crime. We focused…

Birmingham Re-entry Alliance is hiring a Case Manager
NewsThe Birmingham Re-entry Alliance is an innovative, collaborative reentry support and case management system for individuals returning to Birmingham following incarceration in state prison. Our network will combine the necessary services for…

Welcome to JD/MD Intern Alana C. Nichols
NewsMy name is Alana C. Nichols and it is with immense excitement and gratitude that I announce an internship with Alabama Appleseed Center for Law and Justice. I am currently a third year Internal Medicine and Pediatrics resident at University…

For Jerry Boatwright, freedom is a hammer, a paintbrush, and a chance to take care of his family after 3 decades in prison
Carla Crowder, Scott FuquaBy Carla Crowder, Executive Director and Scott Fuqua, Staff Attorney
Jerry Boatwright spent 34 years in an Alabama prison for a burglary conviction. He was supposed to die there. Instead, he’s home just in time to become the primary…

Forty years in prison for cannabis plants. Yes, we’re still doing that in Alabama.
Carla CrowderThis story is part of Appleseed’s “Cruel and Unusual” series, focusing on the people harmed by Alabama’s overreliance on excessive sentences, which trap people in deadly, dysfunctional prisons long after they have paid their debt.
By…
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- Appleseed Welcomes Executive Assistant Keely Sutton March 15, 2025
- Welcome home James Jones! Appleseed’s 20th client – and longest serving – is freed from a life without parole sentence. February 10, 2025
- Welcome Legal Extern Joe Manasco January 17, 2025
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