


Alabama leaders promised an automated, statewide victim notification system 15 years ago. We’re still waiting for it.
Eddie Burkhalter, NewsBy Eddie Burkhalter, Appleseed Researcher
Politicians across Alabama expressed concern and outrage when victims were not notified in advance of planned releases of several hundred people from Alabama Department of Corrections…

The Rescue Horses and the Bread Man of Holman
Alabama prisons, Leah Nelson, NewsIncarcerated 37 years for burglary convictions, Larry Garrett has been given a second chance at life thanks to Appleseed's legal team.
By Leah Nelson, Appleseed Research Director
The second-to-last time Larry Garrett left prison…

New Data Tool from Council of State Governments Should Help Guide Criminal Justice Decisions
Eddie Burkhalter, NewsBy Eddie Burkhalter, Appleseed Researcher
A recent report by the nonpartisan, nonprofit Council of State Governments (CSG) found that overall crime, including violent crime, across the U.S. and in Alabama, has been on the decline.
The…

Another free man, safe from the chaos of Alabama’s violent prisons.
Alabama prisons, Carla Crowder, NewsA bungled robbery in 1983 sent Lee Davis to prison on a life without parole sentence. Appleseed’s legal work brought him home.
By Carla Crowder, Executive Director
Lee Davis spent 39 years incarcerated for a robbery conviction…

266 lives lost in state government custody
Alabama prisons, Eddie Burkhalter, NewsAlabama prison deaths reach record levels in 2022. The Department of Corrections’ response? Less reporting on deaths.
By Eddie Burkhalter, Appleseed Researcher
Eddie Richmond was 17 years old at the time of the robbery that led…
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