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Trey Chaney’s Ministry of Love and Fitness, After Prison Stint

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By Sym Posey The Birmingham Times What began as an idea while doing time in a federal prison has quickly turned into a growing number of...

After Being Sentenced to Life, Alabama Inmate ‘Got Out and Got...

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By Nicole S. Daniel The Birmingham Times During a trip to William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility, a prison located near Bessemer, AL, Eric Buchannon, evangelist, entrepreneur,...

“When you hit rock bottom, you have to look up.”

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-Joe Bennett, released after serving almost 24 years on a life sentence, during Alabama Appleseed luncheon, which advocates for those incarcerated people; The Birmingham...

Alabama Appleseed Builds on Support for Those Unjustly Incarcerated

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By Ryan Michaels The Birmingham Times Once sentenced to die in prison, Joe Bennett walked out of William E. Donaldson Correctional in 2021, after a Jefferson...

Inside Alabama’s Donaldson Prison With Former Inmate Eric Buchannon

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By Nicole S. Daniel The Birmingham Times During a recent trip to William E. Donaldson Correctional Facility, a prison located near Bessemer, AL, Eric Buchannon, evangelist,...

Lawyers for Alabama Death Row Inmate Toforest Johnson Announce Next Step...

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By Ryan Michaels The Birmingham Times Hundreds of activists, residents and leaders in legal and faith circles gathered Sunday night at Highlands United Methodist Church in...

Alabama prisoners refusing to work in 2nd day of protest

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Associated Press MONTGOMERY, Ala (AP) — Alabama inmates were in their second day of a work strike Tuesday, refusing to labor in prison kitchens, laundries...

Group Announces Release of 80-Year-Old Who Spent Decades in Alabama Prison

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alabamaappleseed.org Robert Cheeks, who was originally sentenced to die in prison under Alabama’s Habitual Felony Offender Act for a 1985 robbery conviction, was released on...

Why Is Toforest Johnson Still on Alabama’s Death Row?

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By Drayton Nabers Jr. (This is an opinion column)  As a former Chief Justice of the Alabama Supreme Court, I believe in our state’s criminal justice...

Jeffco DA Danny Carr Receives Top National Award From Prison Fellowship...

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By Barnett Wright The Birmingham Times Jefferson County District Attorney Danny Carr has been named the 2021 recipient for the Charles Colson Servant of Hope Award. The...