By Eddie Burkhalter, Appleseed Researcher
Deborah Tolbert found her son slumped over on her garage floor. After Jonathan Tolbert survived an Alabama prison, where he was raped by several men, beaten and stabbed, the physical and psychological wounds persisted. He
By Carla Crowder, Executive Director
Dear friends and supporters, Five years ago, Appleseed waded into the despair within Alabama’s prison system with a determination to confront unnecessary incarceration one life at a time. Today, we celebrate freedom for 30 people
By Eddie Burkhalter, Appleseed Researcher
Two officers at St. Clair Correctional Facility were treated for exposure to an unidentified substance on November 29, requiring both to be given the life-saving NARCAN treatment and one of those officers to be hospitalized,
By Eddie Burkhalter, Appleseed Researcher
More people died in Alabama prisons per capita than in any state in the nation in 2024, and at a rate that was nearly double those of the next highest state. In 2023 Alabama’s prison
James Jones, who was once condemned to die in an Alabama prison, took the stage at the Woodlawn Theatre and sang a love song in front of a crowd of mostly strangers last Thursday night.
It was Appleseed’s annual Celebrate
Ready to support much needed prison reform in Alabama and enjoy a joyous, musical event featuring Grammy-winning bluesman Alvin Youngblood Hart? Of course you are!
Plans for Appleseed’s annual fundraiser are in full swing. This year’s celebration centers around creating
By Eddie Burkhalter, Appleseed Researcher
Anniston, AL — There are days when I have to step away from the work as my phone rings with another desperate voice, a mother crying over a son who’s been killed or overdosed inside
Mr. Haggins served a decade in prison for a $29 robbery and has paid more than $15,000 in parole supervision fees since his release in 1991.
By Eddie Burkhalter, Appleseed Researcher
MONTGOMERY, AL — Bennie Haggins sat in a waiting
A resource for Alabamians to learn about the human rights crisis in Alabama state prisons, share their knowledge with others, and work for change
Since 2019, when the United States Department of Justice issued a 56-page report calling out unconstitutional
Plans for Appleseed’s joyous annual fundraiser are well underway. There is still time to take advantage of the October Special for tickets. Today through October 10th tickets are $100 for adults and $50 for students.
This year’s celebration centers around
