Welcome Summer Intern London Breedlove
Intern
My name is London Breedlove and I am so excited for the opportunity I have been given to intern with Alabama Appleseed this summer! A Mississippi native, I was brought to Alabama on a tennis scholarship at the University of Montevallo.…
Welcome Legal Extern Tayler Walton
Intern
My name is Tayler Walton and I have the absolute privilege of working for Alabama Appleseed this summer as their legal intern. I am a rising 3L at Cumberland School of Law and I could not be more ecstatic to be working for an…
Joseph Raines has a new life at age 69. Now we just have to prove he was born.
Carla CrowderBy Carla Crowder, Executive Director
Joseph Raines spent 43 years in Alabama’s prison system for a robbery conviction. At age 69, he was still working in St. Clair prison’s vehicle restoration plant, lifting heavy pieces of metal…
“If they don’t give you a seat at the table, bring a folding chair.”
Leah NelsonTurning memories into art with people who have lost loved ones to violence
By Leah Nelson, Research Director
Alabama Appleseed spent much of 2022 and 2023 traveling the state and talking with victims of violent crime. We focused…
Birmingham Re-entry Alliance is hiring a Case Manager
NewsThe Birmingham Re-entry Alliance is an innovative, collaborative reentry support and case management system for individuals returning to Birmingham following incarceration in state prison. Our network will combine the necessary services for…
Latest News
- Happy 25th Anniversary Alabama Appleseed! November 11, 2024
- After investigation, no criminal charges in the torture and homicide of Daniel Williams at Staton prison. November 8, 2024
- Reflections October 2, 2024
- Charles Craig was incarcerated 19 years for a victimless crime. September 18, 2024
- Fentanyl is killing people inside Alabama’s largest, most expensive law enforcement agency – the Alabama Department of Corrections August 14, 2024
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Montgomery, Alabama 36104
2 Office Park Circle, Suite 10
Birmingham, AL 35223
Phone: (205) 963-7999
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Happy 25th Anniversary Alabama Appleseed!
Carla CrowderThis 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, and our beaming formerly incarcerated clients, who vibrantly shared their stories with the crowd. In preparation for our 25th Anniversary, we combed the archives, […]
After investigation, no criminal charges in the torture and homicide of Daniel Williams at Staton prison.
Eddie BurkhalterBy Eddie Burkhalter, Appleseed Researcher Daniel Terry Williams, 22, was likely smothered to death a year ago on Saturday, according to the state’s chief medical examiner, and there was evidence on his body that corroborate what witnesses have said was his kidnapping and torture over a period of several days inside Staton Correctional Facility. He […]
Reflections
Leah NelsonWhen I joined Alabama Appleseed as the organization’s first researcher seven years ago, I expected to learn a lot about Alabama. What I didn’t realize what how much I’d learn about myself. As I take my leave, some reflections on what I hope I’ll leave behind. By Leah Nelson When I was 10 years old, […]