By Anahita Maleknia I’m thrilled to join Alabama Appleseed as an intern during my final semester at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, where I study Political Science with a minor in Criminal Justice. Born and raised in Huntsville, Alabama, I am the daughter of Iranian immigrants who came to the United States before the […]
My name is Nicholas Thoma and I’m thrilled to be working with Alabama Appleseed this fall as a legal extern. I’m originally from Pennsylvania but have called Alabama home for the last five years since I came to the University of Alabama for my undergraduate studies. I am currently a 2L at the University of […]
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 […]
As legislative budget hearings take place this week in Montgomery, it’s a good time to review the recent costs to Alabama taxpayers for our prison system, which consumes 25% of the state’s General Fund budget. An Appleseed analysis has found that state prison expenses over five years are $5 billion. That’s right, if you include […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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