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Survivors of Gun Violence Gather to Share Stories, Search for Solutions, and Seek Compensation

By 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…

Appleseed Welcomes Executive Assistant Keely Sutton

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By 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…

Welcome home James Jones! Appleseed's 20th client - and longest serving - is freed from a life without parole sentence.

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By 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…

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, News

By 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, News

By 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…