At age 70, Willie Ingram is free after spending four decades in prison for a $20 robbery
Alabama prisons, Carla Crowder, Habitual Felony Offender Actby Carla Crowder, Executive Director
Willie Ingram, who served 39 years in prison after being convicted of a $20 robbery while armed with a pocketknife, celebrated his first Christmas and New Year’s Day as a free man.
Mr. Ingram…
Talking Trash: Why is the tiny Alabama city of Valley arresting people for unpaid trash bills?
Eddie Burkhalter, Fines and Fees, Leah Nelson, NewsBy Eddie Burkhalter and Leah Nelson
Public outcry over the arrest of an 82-year-old Valley woman for $77 in unpaid garbage bills was swift, but records show the city has for decades arrested people over unpaid trash bills.
Martha…
Looking past the political ads and sensational headlines, the surprising truth about crime rates
Eddie Burkhalter, NewsBy Eddie Burkhalter, Appleseed Researcher
Alabamians are faced with competing narratives regarding crime and punishment. On one hand, Alabama’s prison system is brutal, broken, and fails to rehabilitate. On the other hand, some…
Welcome Extern Erin Nicole Smith!
Intern, News
My name is Erin Nicole Smith and I am humbled to work at Alabama Appleseed as a Policy Extern. I am currently a 2L at The University of Alabama School of Law and am seeking opportunities to embrace social justice activism. I have a bachelor’s…
Alabama man incarcerated for minor offenses is beaten by an ADOC officer; the assault is captured on video
NewsBy Eddie Burkhalter
An Alabama correctional officer, caught on video beating an incarcerated man on a prison rooftop last week, has been placed on mandatory leave.
The violence caught on camera and shared widely on social media…
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