


Welcome Legal Extern Joe Manasco
Intern, News
My 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…

Death toll inside Alabama prisons reaches 277 in 2024
Alabama prisons, Author, Eddie Burkhalter, NewsBy Eddie Burkhalter, Appleseed Researcher
There were 277 deaths in Alabama prisons in 2024, a slight decline from the record high 325 from the previous year, but the state’s prison deaths remain more than four times the…

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.
News
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.…
Latest News
- Freed from prison and burdened with cancer, but finding his voice in songs April 21, 2025
- Survivors of Gun Violence Gather to Share Stories, Search for Solutions, and Seek Compensation April 14, 2025
- 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
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Freed from prison and burdened with cancer, but finding his voice in songs
NewsJames Jones was one of the first people in the state to be sentenced to life without parole under the Habitual Felony Offender Act. He is also a music lover, a story teller, and a beloved mentor to dozens of incarcerated people. Finally released after 43 years, now he just wants to live. And maybe […]
Survivors of Gun Violence Gather to Share Stories, Search for Solutions, and Seek Compensation
NewsBy Eddie Burkhalter, Appleseed Researcher Montgomery – Alabama Appleseed took part in the “Right to Heal: Access to Victim Compensation” event held recently at The Sanctuary at the Jubilee Center in Montgomery, where a room full of attendees learned about the state’s crime victim compensation program and told stories about their own struggles, and successes, […]
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 […]