
Support HB 269 - Ensure a Common Sense Response to the Possession of Marijuana
Fair Schools, Safe Communities, HB 269, NewsHB 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…

Alabama Appleseed Praises House Committee Vote to End Judicial Override
Advocacy News, Frank Knaack, HB 16, Other IssuesMontgomery, 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…

Support SB 16 - Help Minimize Unreliable and Arbitrary Death Sentences
Advocacy News, HB 16, Other IssuesSB 16 would prohibit a judge from overriding a jury’s recommendation and imposing a death sentence in cases where the jury voted for life without parole in a capital case. Currently a judge is not required to accept a jury’s vote in the…

Support HB 32 - Help Minimize Unreliable and Arbitrary Death Sentences
Advocacy News, Other IssuesHB 32 would (1) prohibit a judge from overriding a jury’s recommendation and imposing a death sentence in cases where the jury voted for life without parole in a capital case and (2) require a verdict of death to be based on a unanimous vote…
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- This Veteran’s Day, Sean Worsley is finally home with his wife. May Alabama learn from the mistake of imprisoning this decorated Iraq War hero in the name of “law and order.” November 9, 2020
- COVID-19 Sheds Light on the South’s Broken Housing System as Stimulus Checks Fund Motel Stays October 10, 2020
- Human Rights Groups, Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans, an Alabama Democratic Lawmaker, a GOP Operative, Corrections Professionals, a Retired Federal Magistrate Judge, and Cannabis Advocates Came Together to Stop a Disabled Black Veteran from Going to Prison. This is the Story of How We Failed. September 4, 2020