Entries by Carla Crowder

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August at St. Clair prison: a supervisor arrested on drug trafficking charges, reports of guns, two suspected drug overdose deaths, and now a young man with asthma has died and his family has no answers.

By Eddie Burkhalter, Appleseed Researcher The family of a 25-year-old man with just over a year left to serve on nonviolent property crimes believes he may have died from a severe asthma attack alone in a segregation cell at St. Clair prison, but because the Alabama Department of Corrections (ADOC) no longer provides full autopsies for […]

August 28, 2025 /0 Comments/by
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Appleseed’s latest report shows that ‘Safer prisons are within reach.’

By Eddie Burkhalter, Appleseed Researcher Alabama’s prison system is in crisis. Federal courts have said so. Back-to-back years of record prison deaths show it. The people who live and work inside those facilities feel it every day. Violence, understaffing, and overcrowded dorms are pushing the system past a breaking point, and while new prison construction […]

July 20, 2025 /0 Comments/by

Appleseed Welcomes Intern MaKenzie Smith

By 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 […]

July 3, 2025 /0 Comments/by

Welcome Appleseed Intern, Wyatt Williams

By 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 […]

June 30, 2025 /0 Comments/by

Appleseed Welcomes Summer Intern James Stephens

My 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 […]

June 25, 2025 /0 Comments/by
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“Underneath the quilt you’re safe.”

With help from friends, Appleseed’s Callie Greer is capturing the pain of families who have lost loved ones to violence and creating something beautiful. Join her quilting event on July 19 in Birmingham. Details below.  By Callie Greer Appleseed Community Navigator I’d thought about making a memorial quilt for our loved ones for a while, […]

June 11, 2025 /0 Comments/by

$57 Million in Tax Dollars: Investigative Reporter Documents Disturbing Pattern of Costly Excessive Force Settlements at Alabama Department of Corrections

By 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 journalist Beth Shelburne reported for Alabama Reflector on Monday, the first in a four-part series that highlights the unconstitutional treatment of incarcerated […]

May 19, 2025 /0 Comments/by

Appleseed is hiring a Legal Fellow to help launch new program supporting justice-involved women

Job 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, bridge building and advocacy to create an Alabama that prioritizes justice and opportunity. Alabama Appleseed fulfills this mission through four pillars of work: research, […]

May 11, 2025 /0 Comments/by