


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…

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…
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- Appleseed’s 2023 legislative priorities: Evidence based priorities for a brighter way forward March 7, 2023
- Alabama leaders promised an automated, statewide victim notification system 15 years ago. We’re still waiting for it. February 7, 2023
- The Rescue Horses and the Bread Man of Holman February 2, 2023
- New Data Tool from Council of State Governments Should Help Guide Criminal Justice Decisions January 27, 2023
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So far this year, someone has died every other day in an Alabama prison.
Alabama prisons, Eddie Burkhalter, NewsBy Eddie Burkhalter, Appleseed Researcher Alabama prison deaths are again surging, after state prisons saw a record high year of deaths in 2022. At least eight men have died in Alabama prisons this month, following 12 deaths in February and 12 in January, although the actual numbers are likely higher. Those 32 deaths include three […]
Appleseed’s 2023 legislative priorities: Evidence based priorities for a brighter way forward
Elaine Burdeshaw, Frederick SpightBy Frederick Spight, Policy Director and Elaine Burdeshaw, Policy Associate As we look forward to the start of the 2023 legislative session, and the beginning of the Quadrennium, Appleseed plans to bring forth several legislative priorities. As is our custom, these initiatives are based on evidence and research that will advance the goals of […]
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 custody last week. Those notifications didn’t happen because of underfunded, troubled victim notification systems and an unwillingness by an array of state leaders […]