$1.08 billion and some change.

What a beautiful night celebrating with Alabama Appleseed! From fines and fees to prison reform, Appleseed is changing policy and saving lives. So inspired by the work of Carla Crowder Leah Nelson @BurkhalterEddie & others 👏🏻 👏🏻 TY to Kirk Forrester 4 including us 🎉

Introducing Safer Prisons. Safer Communities. - a new campaign launched by One Voice United and FAMM Foundation. They’re urging action to address the crisis in our nation’s prisons driven by understaffing, overcrowding, and poor conditions. Learn more and get engaged 🔗 saferprisonssafercommunities.org

Joshua Hamer was beaten to death in November. The 41-year-old was imprisoned on a probation violation stemming from an 8-year-old  theft conviction for not returning Redbox rental movies and video game in 2016. alabamaappleseed.org/?p=10731

Incarcerated man hospitalized after “use of force” by ADOC sergeant at St. Clair prison. Appleseed's Eddie Burkhalter spoke to his mother, who has yet to be told of his medical condition. Officer placed in a "noncontact post" pending investigation. alabamaappleseed.org/news/incarcera…

We look forward to partnering with Alabama Appleseed Center for Law and Justice for a special evening with Matthew Martens, author of "Reforming Criminal Justice: A Christian Proposal" on January 23. samford.edu/law/events/Ref…

For the first time in 33 years, Ronnie Peoples spent this past Christmas with family. It was the best Christmas he's ever had, Mr. Peoples told us. Here's to many more wonderful memories with his loving family. alabamaappleseed.org/news/ronnie-pe…

At least 277 incarcerated people in Alabama died in 2024, which was 4 times the national average across state prisons. alabamaappleseed.org/news/incarcera…

Appleseed is thrilled to announce that Georgetown Law student Joe Manasco has joined us as a legal extern. Welcome, Mr. Manasco! alabamaappleseed.org/news/welcome-s…

“Scripture both calls us to be people of justice and provides guidance as to what just government looks like,” Matthew Martens told The Alabama Baptist. thealabamabaptist.org/martens-to-sha….

The Alabama Department of Corrections saw 277 incarcerated individuals die within prison walls in 2024, a rate four times the national average. Appleseed's Eddie Burkhalter talks with APR about those deaths and what can be done to lessen the numbers. alreporter.com/2025/01/23/ala…

Thank you Governor Kay Ivey for recognizing The Second Chance Act as a commonsense, Smart-on-crime bill that will give many a deserving second chance at freedom. Your support is paramount, so thank you!

"Governor Ivey has made the very wise decision to be smart on crime by supporting this well-crafted remedy for fairness in sentencing," - Champ Lyons Jr., served on the Alabama Supreme Court from 1998 to 2011.