
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, News
By 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…

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Must Protect Consumers
Dana Sweeney, News, Other Issues
Photograph by Val Downes
The 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…

Passage of SB30: Ensuring Greater Access to Justice for Low-Income Alabamians
Access to Justice, Legislature 2019, Phillip Ensler
By Phillip Ensler, Appleseed Policy Counsel
In 2014, a little boy drowned in an apartment swimming pool with no fence. His mother sued the owners but because of backlogs and barriers in the courts, she was denied.
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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…
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- Thank you, Appleseed Supporters, for Fighting for a Better Alabama in 2019 November 30, 2019
- Alvin Kennard is home. Let’s create a path for others to follow. August 30, 2019
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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
In Alabama, prison diversion programs are funded by participants. And those payments are made at a terrible cost.
Alabama prisons, Fair Schools, Safe Communities, Fines and Fees, Leah NelsonOn Dec. 4, 2019, the Governor’s Study Group on Criminal Justice Reform convened at the Alabama Statehouse to hear proposals from the public on how to address Alabama’s prison crisis. Appleseed Research Director Leah Nelson was among the 20 presenters, including families of the incarcerated, formerly incarcerated, advocates, academics, lawyers, direct service providers, and faith […]
Thank you, Appleseed Supporters, for Fighting for a Better Alabama in 2019
Carla Crowder, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Fair Schools, Safe CommunitiesBy Appleseed Executive Director Carla Crowder As I wrap up a whirlwind first year as executive director of Alabama Appleseed, I could not be more excited about the work we have done and the places we are heading. This has been a banner year for Appleseed. We have confronted laws and policies that harm vulnerable […]
Alvin Kennard is home. Let’s create a path for others to follow.
Carla Crowder, Fair Schools, Safe Communities, NewsBy Carla Crowder, Appleseed Executive Director BESSEMER — Alvin Kennard is a free man, home surrounded by family and friends after 36 years in an Alabama prison for a $50 robbery in 1983. He couldn’t stop smiling and thanking God for an opportunity too long coming. He says he’s grateful, overjoyed, and not mad. Mr. […]