By Eddie Burkhalter, Appleseed Researcher

St. Clair Correctional Facility (photo by Bernard Troncale)
Days before the close of 2024, a 53-year-old incarcerated man at St. Clair Correctional Facility was beaten by an officer, requiring hospitalization, according to sources, who tell Appleseed the man was handcuffed when beaten. 
That officer, whom those sources identify as Sergeant…

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By Callie Greer, Appleseed Community Navigator

Appleseed’s Community Navigator Callie Greer
Since 2021, I’ve been a part of a community roundtable called the Community Advisory Group (CAG) at the Aspen Institute’s Financial Security Program. Six individuals were chosen and invited to lead the roundtable, and the main topic was poverty and how it’s the catalyst…

Ronnie Peoples on his release day from St. Clair Correctional Facility. Joining him are Researcher Eddie Burkhalter, Executive Director Carla Crowder, St. Clair trade school instructor Bradley Black, Mr. Peoples, Staff Attorney Scott Fuqua and trade school instructor Chad Spurlin.
By Eddie Burkhalter, Appleseed Research

Ronnie Peoples stood alongside Bradley Black in St. Clair Correctional…

By Eddie Burkhalter, Appleseed Researcher

Joshua Hamer with his son Joey (photo courtesy of his family)
After he was beaten on Nov. 6th, Joshua Hamer was placed back into his bunk at Bibb Correctional Facility unconscious, and wasn’t found until the next day. He never regained consciousness and died 16 days later. 
Mr. Hamer, who…

Appleseed’s Reentry Coordinator Ronald McKeithen introduces Appleseed’s clients at the Celebrate Justice event on October 24th. These men were sentenced to die in prison until Appleseed won their freedom.
This year, Appleseed’s annual Celebrate Justice event looked back on 25 years of advocacy for marginalized and vulnerable Alabamians. We celebrated alongside longtime supporters, founding board…

By Eddie Burkhalter, Appleseed Researcher

Daniel Terry Williams, 22, was likely smothered to death on November 9, 2022 inside Staton Correctional Facility.
Daniel Terry Williams, 22, was likely smothered to death a year ago on Saturday, according to the state’s chief medical examiner, and there was evidence on his body that corroborate what witnesses have…