A resource for Alabamians to learn about the human rights crisis in Alabama state prisons, share their knowledge with others, and work for change Since 2019, when the United States Department of Justice issued a 56-page report calling out unconstitutional violence, death, and corruption across the entire Alabama prison system for men, Alabama Appleseed has […]
Plans for Appleseed’s joyous annual fundraiser are well underway. There is still time to take advantage of the October Special for tickets. Today through October 10th tickets are $100 for adults and $50 for students. This year’s celebration centers around creating community, hope, and joy through music, remembering that sustainable advocacy should be infused with […]
By Carla Crowder, Appleseed Executive Director FLORENCE Ala., — When I lived in Florence in the 1980s and 1990s, I was pretty average, at best. There was one thing I did well. I shot free throws, and for three years in a row I represented the City of Florence in the national finals of the […]
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 […]
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