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Quan Holt’s Good Samaritan actions cost him his left leg, his mobility, and his health. Alabama’s civil forfeiture laws cost him nearly everything else.

The former high school football star used marijuana to manage pain from a catastrophic accident. Did Alabama law enforcement charge him as a drug kingpin so the state could keep his car, cash, and other valuables? By Leah Nelson Leah.Nelson@alabamaappleseed.org PHENIX…

Appleseed's Legislative Priorities 2021

Alabama prisons, Civil Asset Forfeiture, Fines and Fees, Habitual Felony Offender Act

By Alabama Appleseed Staff The 2021 Alabama Regular Session will begin on February 2, 2021. Below is a summary of key human rights and criminal justice issues we anticipate will be under active, serious deliberation by the legislature…

“I'm experiencing a rebirth, a second chance at life, and every day has been a blessing.”

Alabama prisons, Habitual Felony Offender Act, News, Ronald McKeithen

By Ronald McKeithen, Appleseed guest blogger Birmingham, AL -- Doubts of ever leaving prison had been embedded deep within me. I couldn't shake them. At least not completely. Even after everything that I'd prayed for and dreamed of for decades…

Introducing Appleseed's legal extern Allen Slater

Intern, News

By Allen Slater My name is Allen Slater, and I am honored to join Alabama Appleseed as a full-time extern. I admire this organization’s mission, methodology, and compassion, and I am thrilled to contribute to the team. I am also eternally…

Alabama Appleseed is hiring a communications and development associate

News

Alabama Appleseed is a non-profit, non-partisan 501(c)(3) organization founded in 1999 whose mission is to achieve justice and equity for all Alabamians. Alabama Appleseed conducts integrated culture and policy change campaigns to confront laws…

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.”

Alabama prisons, Leah Nelson, Marijuana reform, News

By Leah Nelson Leah.Nelson@alabamaappleseed.org ELMORE, ALA. (Nov. 9, 2020) – Sean Worsley finally walked through the gates of Staton Correctional Facility this morning and into the arms of his wife Eboni. It was a moment nearly 11 months…