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Leaving prison on a walker, in time for his 80th birthday celebration

By Carla Crowder, Executive Director Leaning on his walker, Robert Cheeks shuffled out of Donaldson Correctional Facility and took his first breaths as a free man in 37 years. He was 79 years old. The state of Alabama meant for…

Violence, then silence

Alabama prisons, Eddie Burkhalter, News

Family members of incarcerated people struggle for answers as violence and death escalate in ADOC prisons By Eddie Burkhalter, Appleseed Researcher It was five days after Jason Freeman was found lying in the yard at Ventress Correctional…

Appleseed is Hiring a Social Worker

Alabama Appleseed News

About Alabama Appleseed: Alabama Appleseed is a non-profit, non-partisan 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1999 whose mission is to achieve justice and equity for all Alabamians. Alabama Appleseed conducts integrated culture and policy change…

“ADOC Can’t Comment on Ongoing Investigations”

Alabama prisons, Eddie Burkhalter, News

A Record Number of Violent, Preventable Deaths in Alabama Prisons, but the Same Responses from the Alabama Department of Corrections By Eddie Burkhalter The rising death count inside Alabama’s prisons continues to claim the lives…

HUB Worldwide's Vital and Thriving Support

Catherine Alexander-Wright, News

Alabama Appleseed provides care and support to individuals formerly sentenced to life without parole under the Habitual Felony Offender Act through its Second Chance Program. Our clients are between 50-80 years old and previously served…

Welcome Intern Ella Cobbs

Intern, News

My name is Ella Cobbs, and I am so incredibly excited to be interning with Alabama Appleseed this summer! I am a rising senior at Sewanee: The University of the South pursuing an English major, minors in Politics and French, and a certificate…