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Client Profile: Thomas Eugene Owens-‘He will never be free again’

January 12, 2024/5 Comments/in Alabama Prisons, Habitual Offender Law/by Admin

Thomas Eugene Owens was 33 when he went to prison for an assortment of property crimes. He was 33, nonviolent, and most importantly healthy. Four months later he was confined to a bed, unable to sign his own name, unable to feed himself and unable to speak for himself. Alabama Department of Corrections staff realized […]

Cumberland School of Law student Sydney Moore wins Parole for Redemption Earned Client

December 8, 2023/0 Comments/in Pre-Law, Research/by Admin

Published on November 3, 2023 by Sofia Paglioni Originally published on: https://www.samford.edu/law/news/2023/Cumberland-School-of-Law-student-Sydney-Moore-wins-Parole-for-Redemption-Earned-Client Samford University Cumberland School of Law’s Externship Program provides opportunities for students to gain experience in the legal world and apply their classroom knowledge. During the fall 2023 semester, Cumberland students had the opportunity to experience firsthand the important and humbling task of helping incarcerated […]

Redemption Earned: Alabama Alum Magazine

July 26, 2023/0 Comments/in Uncategorized/by Admin

Redemption Earned was featured in the University of Alabama Alum Magazine. See at the link below. Redemption-Earned-NAA (1)

Redeemed: Larry Jordan [NPR- “When a prison sentence becomes a death sentence”]

July 18, 2023/0 Comments/in Alabama Prisons/by Admin

When a prison sentence becomes a death sentence April 27, 20235:01 AM ET By Fred Clasen-Kelly (NPR News) Larry Jordan, 74, served 38 years in an Alabama prison and is in poor health now. One reason the U.S. trails other developed countries in life expectancy, experts say, is that it has more people behind bars […]

Redeemed: Charles Copeland

July 18, 2023/0 Comments/in Alabama Prisons/by Admin

On Friday, November 18th around 9am, Charles Copeland became a free man (See video above of his release). After serving 32-years in prison he was finally able to go home with his family who arrived from Georgia to pick him up. This moment was bittersweet. Mr. Copeland who was suffering from stage four liver cancer […]

Redeemed: Moses Summerville

July 17, 2023/0 Comments/in Alabama Prisons/by Admin

In 1986, Moses Summerville entered a Taco Bell unarmed and made an unfounded threat in an attempt to obtain money. In response, an employee defended the restaurant by throwing hot grease at Mr. Summerville, causing him to leave the premises and seek medical attention and police intervention. As a result of his actions, he was […]

Redemption Earned Parole Reform- House Bill 228

April 24, 2023/0 Comments/in Uncategorized/by Admin

We are please to announce, Rep. Chris England has filed the Redemption Earned Parole Reform Bill: HB228. Please contact your House member and ask for their support. The Bill accomplishes the following: (1) Mandates virtual appearance for parole-eligible individuals at their parole hearings. (2) Establishes for those who are 50 yrs of age or older […]

Alabama prisons—it’s getting harder and harder to get out alive.

March 29, 2023/0 Comments/in Alabama Prisons, BOARD OF DIRECTORS, Criminal Justice, Pre-Law, Research/by Admin

Leola Harris is 71 years old, wheelchair-bound, suffering from end stage renal disease and diabetes. She has served over 19 years of a 35-year sentence at Tutwiler prison. On January 10th, she was denied medical parole. The day of her hearing, the Parole Board granted parole to just 1 of the 46 incarcerated individuals up […]

CRIME & PUNISHMENT vs. REDEMPTION & FORGIVENESS

March 7, 2023/2 Comments/in Alabama Prisons, Criminal Justice, The Executive Director's Corner/by Admin

CRIME AND PUNISHMENT–These FIRST two words form the foundation of our criminal justice system. When crimes are committed and a perpetrator is charged, other words become important: presumption of innocence, constitutional rights, and fairness. In Judge Kechia S. Davis’ courtroom, another word was the theme for the day: forgiveness. Yes, Barbara Ekes, the mother of […]

Executive Director’s Corner: Leola Harris, a dying woman DENIED parole.

January 11, 2023/26 Comments/in Criminal Justice, News, The Executive Director's Corner/by Admin

As the Executive Director of Redemption Earned, I attended our first medical parole hearing before the Alabama Board of Pardons and Paroles. This week, the Parole Board denied medical parole to a dying woman, a Redemption Earned client, Leola Harris. This denial by the Parole Board was a blatant violation of its role in the […]

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