Incarcerated people learn from their mistakes. The government that locks them up has not.
Alabama prisons, Carla Crowder, Fair Schools, Safe Communities, NewsBy Carla Crowder, Alabama Appleseed Executive Director
Antonio was incarcerated at St. Clair prison a few years ago when another prisoner bit off part of his ear. They were housed in a dorm that supposedly offered rehabilitative services.…
How a couple lost everything because of $50 worth of marijuana, a Lunesta pill, and an overzealous drug task force armed with the power to seize their assets
Civil Asset Forfeiture, Fair Schools, Safe Communities, Leah NelsonBy Leah Nelson, Appleseed Researcher
WOODLAND, Ala. (March 30, 2019) Teresa Almond is terrified. Though more than 13 months have passed since the day the Randolph County Drug Task Force upended her life with a flashbang grenade and a raid…
What last week’s SCOTUS ruling on excessive fines and fees could mean for Alabama
Advocacy News, Carla Crowder, Fines and Fees, Leah NelsonAcross Alabama, residents lose their jobs, housing, drivers’ licenses, and spend long stretches in jail because they cannot afford to pay court fines and fees. This week, a unanimous United States Supreme Court reminded states that this is…
Public Support for Payday Reform Increases in Alabama
Dana Sweeney, Other Issuesby Dana Sweeney, Organizer
If you start asking around for people’s opinions of payday lending in Alabama, the responses will almost all follow along the same lines: that payday lenders are legalized loan sharks, that 456% APR interest rates…
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- Incarcerating people as cheaply as possible created Alabama’s unconstitutional prisons. Let’s not make the same mistake again August 6, 2019
- The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Must Protect Consumers June 3, 2019
- Passage of SB30: Ensuring Greater Access to Justice for Low-Income Alabamians May 29, 2019
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Separate and Unequal: Black homeowners of Camden endure decades in shoddy housing
NewsBy Phillip Ensler, Appleseed Policy Counsel CAMDEN, ALABAMA — In 1965, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. visited Wilcox County to encourage black residents to register to vote. He told them, “You are somebody.” Yet in my visits to Camden over the past few months, I learned about and witnessed the cruel effects of black families […]
Incarcerating people as cheaply as possible created Alabama’s unconstitutional prisons. Let’s not make the same mistake again
Alabama prisons, Carla Crowder, Fair Schools, Safe Communities, NewsBy Carla Crowder, Executive Director A few weeks ago, a search dog working for Alabama’s Department of Corrections sadly died after exposure to contraband narcotics. ADOC leadership, including Commissioner Jefferson Dunn, gathered for his funeral complete with 21-gun salute, an American flag presentation, and media coverage. His name was Jake. Over the last two years, […]
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Must Protect Consumers
Dana Sweeney, News, Other IssuesThe Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) recently solicited public comments related to their proposal to weaken protections for payday loan borrowers. An open letter submitted to the CFPB by Alabama Appleseed follows: Dear Director Kraninger, For many years, The Alabama Appleseed Center for Law and Justice (“Alabama Appleseed”) has been documenting the numerous and […]