Blog – Alabama Appleseed

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The good news about crime that you probably won’t hear about in election ads

Eddie Burkhalter, Home Page Updates, News

By Eddie Burkhalter, Appleseed Researcher In Alabama last year, both violent and property crime fell by a combined 7.5 percent, following a consistent trend of decreasing crime rates across the U.S., according to the Federal Bureau of Investigations…

Total tax dollars for William Lunsford and the Butler Snow firm now at $94 million

Alabama prisons, Home Page Updates, News

The Alabama Department of Corrections’ dysfunction continues to outdo itself– over 1,600 people have died in its custody since the Department of Justice released its damning report on conditions in 2019, violence and corruption remain rampant…

Other states settle cases, Alabama writes big checks. New contracts will bring total ADOC legal spending for attorney William Lunsford to $86 million

Alabama prisons, Eddie Burkhalter, Home Page Updates, News

By Eddie Burkhalter, Appleseed Researcher The private Alabama attorney William "Bill" Lunsford, individually and in his role as an appointed state Deputy Attorney General, has been paid $48.8 million defending the Alabama Department of Corrections…

National Advocacy Group FAMM Offering Content on Alabama Prison Tablets

News

By Eddie Burkhalter, Appleseed Researcher In the coming weeks incarcerated people in Alabama will be able to access valuable information on their electronic tablets from a national nonprofit that advocates for sentencing and prison reform. FAMM…

1000 Years Overcome! Celebrating a Milestone in Appleseed's Legal and Reentry Work

Home Page Updates, News

A few years ago, Appleseed confronted an astonishing truth within Alabama state prisons: people sentenced to life without parole, individuals with no chance of using good behavior to catch a break and regain their freedom, served as leaders,…

Fallout from the State’s Unfortunate Contract with Prison Healthcare Provider YesCare Continues as Workers Go Unpaid and State Dollars Go Missing

Alabama prisons, Home Page Updates, News

By Eddie Burkhalter, Appleseed Researcher Medical workers inside Alabama prisons who were employed by the embattled company YesCare haven’t received their last paychecks, and the Alabama Department of Corrections is predicting “protracted…