Entries by ALSeed@dmin2

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House Committee Votes to Make Alabama’s Death Penalty Process Less Reliable, Says Alabama Appleseed

Montgomery, AL – The following statement is by Frank Knaack, executive director of Alabama Appleseed regarding SB 187, which the Alabama House of Representatives Judiciary Committee favorably reported today: “Eight times in the modern death penalty era Alabama has sent a person to death row and gotten it wrong. Yet, instead of focusing on ways […]

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Oppose SB 187 – Don’t Further Undermine the Fairness and Accuracy of Alabama’s Death Penalty Process

SB 187 would set a 365‐day time limit to file a Rule 32 petition challenging an individual’s capital conviction and require this time to run concurrently with the direct appeal. It would also set other deadlines, requiring judges to rule within a specific time periods. It misses the underlying problem – Alabama’s capital punishment system […]

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Support SB 200 – Enhance Public Safety & Give People a Second Chance to Make an Honest Living

SB 200 ensures that the State of Alabama, its agencies, and its political subdivisions cannot ask a prospective employee if they have ever been arrested for or convicted of any crime, with certain exceptions. A state employer may ask a prospective employee about their criminal background, but only after a conditional offer of employment is […]

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Alabama Appleseed Urges House Committee to Reduce Marijuana Possession Penalties

Montgomery, AL – Alabama Appleseed today asked the Alabama House Judiciary Committee to favorably report HB 269, which would make possession of one ounce or less of marijuana a fine only offense ($250/first offense & $500/subsequent offenses) and ensure that a conviction for possessing one ounce or less would not result in a criminal record. “This […]

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Support HB 269 – Ensure a Common Sense Response to the Possession of Marijuana

HB 269 would make possession of under one ounce of marijuana a fine only offense ($250/first offense & $500/subsequent offenses). A conviction for possession of under one ounce of marijuana would not appear on the individual’s criminal record. Alabama is turning otherwise law-abiding people into felons for merely possessing marijuana. Under current law, a person arrested […]

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Alabama Appleseed Praises House Committee Vote to End Judicial Override

Montgomery, AL – The following statement is by Frank Knaack, executive director of Alabama Appleseed regarding SB 16, which the Alabama House of Representatives Judiciary Committee favorably reported today: We should all agree that if we have a death penalty then the process should be fair and accurate. SB 16 would help minimize unreliable and […]