


Incarcerated man hospitalized after “use of force” by ADOC sergeant at St. Clair prison
Author, Eddie Burkhalter, Habitual Felony Offender Act, NewsBy Eddie Burkhalter, Appleseed Researcher
Days before the close of 2024, a 53-year-old incarcerated man at St. Clair Correctional Facility was beaten by an officer, requiring hospitalization, according to sources, who tell Appleseed…

Appleseed is hiring an Executive Assistant!
NewsAlabama Appleseed seeks an Executive Assistant to manage a wide range of administrative duties and provide development support. The Executive Assistant works closely with the Executive Director and reports directly to the Executive Director.…

Ronnie Peoples is free! Sentenced to life without parole for offenses with no physical injury, Mr. Peoples was respected and beloved at St. Clair prison. But it took a cancer diagnosis for him to be released.
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By Eddie Burkhalter, Appleseed Research
Ronnie Peoples stood alongside Bradley Black in St. Clair Correctional Facility and the two men hugged before Mr. Peoples walked outside as a free man for the first time in 33 years.
Mr.…

Happy 25th Anniversary Alabama Appleseed!
Carla Crowder
This year, Appleseed’s annual Celebrate Justice event looked back on 25 years of advocacy for marginalized and vulnerable Alabamians. We celebrated alongside longtime supporters, founding board members, elected officials, retired staff,…

Welcome Summer Intern Katia Apedoh
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“Alabama Appleseed is a natural bridge between the diversity, equity, and inclusion work that I have done in high school and what I plan to do in college. I am so grateful to Appleseed for the opportunity to learn about the problems that…
Latest News
- Appleseed Welcomes Executive Assistant Keely Sutton March 15, 2025
- Welcome home James Jones! Appleseed’s 20th client – and longest serving – is freed from a life without parole sentence. February 10, 2025
- Welcome Legal Extern Joe Manasco January 17, 2025
- Death toll inside Alabama prisons reaches 277 in 2024 January 13, 2025
- Incarcerated man hospitalized after “use of force” by ADOC sergeant at St. Clair prison January 2, 2025
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Appleseed Welcomes Executive Assistant Keely Sutton
NewsBy Keely Sutton My name is Keely Sutton and I am delighted to be Carla’s new Executive Assistant at Alabama Appleseed. For years I have used Appleseed’s reports and succinct summaries of important social justice issues in Alabama—mass incarceration, economic justice, racial justice, and government accountability—as jumping off points for deeper explorations into intersecting issues […]
Welcome home James Jones! Appleseed’s 20th client – and longest serving – is freed from a life without parole sentence.
NewsBy Scott Fuqua, Appleseed Staff Attorney On December 18, 2024, James Jones, age 77, walked out of the St. Clair Correctional Facility a free man after being incarcerated for forty-three years. He was serving a life without parole sentence which, absent extraordinary relief, would have required him to remain in prison until death for the […]
Welcome Legal Extern Joe Manasco
Intern, NewsMy name is Joe Manasco. I will be an extern this semester at Alabama Appleseed, assisting with legal research. I am a proud Alabamian (I call both Huntsville and Jasper my hometowns) and a 2L at Georgetown Law. Growing up, I didn’t have many opportunities to travel— so Alabama was all I knew. Despite having […]