Reports
Alabama Appleseed examines systemic drivers of poverty and inequity and offers evidence-based solutions for a brighter way forward. Read our reports.
Condemned
Hundreds of men are sentenced to die in prison for crimes with no physical injury. They haven’t given up on life. Why has Alabama given up on them?
Flattened
How the COVID-19 pandemic knocked financially insecure Alabamians on their backs and widened the racial prosperity gap
Death Traps
An examination of the routine, violent deaths of people in the custody of the State of Alabama, 2014-2020
When You Are a Hammer, Every Problem Looks Like a Nail
Why building new prisons will do nothing to solve old problems in Alabama
Stalled
How Alabama’s destructive practice of suspending driver’s licenses for unpaid traffic debt hurts people & slows economic progress.
In Trouble
How the promise of diversion clashes with the reality of poverty, addiction, and structural racism in Alabama’s justice system.
Hall Monitors with Handcuffs
How Alabama’s unregulated, unmonitored school resource officer program threatens the state’s most vulnerable children.
Under Pressure — Fines and Fees
How fines and fees hurt people, undermine public safety, and drive Alabama’s racial wealth divide.
Broke — Payday Lending
How payday lenders crush Alabama communities.
Alabama’s War on Marijuana
Assessing the fiscal and human toll of criminalization.
Forfeiting Your Rights — Civil Asset Forfeiture
How Alabama’s profit-driven civil asset forfeiture scheme undercuts due process and property rights.
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