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Appleseed’s 2022 legislative priorities: opportunity, safety, and common sense investments in our future

Akiesha Anderson, Carla Crowder, Leah Nelson, News

Alabama Appleseed’s priorities for the 2022 legislative session are narrowly focused on sensible reforms and investments. Our priorities reinforce what so many Alabamians are beginning to understand: as a state, we pour too much money into…

Appleseed Welcomes New Legal Extern Brenita Softley

Access to Justice, Intern, News

My name is Brenita Softley, and I am deeply honored to join Alabama Appleseed as a part-time extern. I am in awe of this organization’s mission to achieve justice and equity for all Alabamians— which are reasons that I decided to attend…

Support Appleseed's Re-entry Work this Giving Tuesday

Alabama prisons, Habitual Felony Offender Act, Megan Cheek, News

Appleseed joins the many (many!) outstanding nonprofits for the Giving Tuesday campaign on Tuesday, November 30, 2021. This global day of giving highlights the important work accomplished because of generous donors everywhere. Appleseed…

We’re Hiring a Legal Fellow to Join Our Team Fighting for a Better Alabama

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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…

Celebrating the freedom and birthday of another Appleseed client

Alabama prisons, Alex LaGanke, Habitual Felony Offender Act, News, Ronald McKeithen

We are thrilled to announce the release of another client, Joe Bennett, today – his first free world birthday in 24 years. Once sentenced to die in prison, Mr. Bennett walked out of Donaldson Correctional Facility on September 21, 2021, after…

"Buildings Aren't Killing People." Appleseed Supports Safe Prisons. But Much More Is Required Than New Buildings.

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Appleseed Executive Director Carla Crowder delivered the following remarks to the House Ways and Means General Fund Committee on September 28, 2021 in opposition to the HB 4, a bill to spend $1.2 billion dollars on two new 4,000-bed prisons. My…