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Following Alabama's Blood Money
Prison lawsuits, payouts, and how lawyers for abusive officers hit pay dirt.
May 31
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Beth Shelburne
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Alabama prisons are America
Violating human rights is nothing new
May 7
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Beth Shelburne
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April 2025
At My Alabama Prison, One Man Is Doing Time With His Grandson
A guest writer asks "Why can’t older people, who have vanishingly low recidivism rates, be released from prison?"
Apr 2
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March 2025
A month of sunsets
My first writing residency at age 50
Mar 12
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Beth Shelburne
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January 2025
A Song for Toforest Johnson
Birmingham singer songwriter releases new single "Mercy for Toforest"
Jan 26
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Beth Shelburne
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Goodbye 2024. You were a real bitch.
Expecting more sunshine in 2025.
Jan 2
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Beth Shelburne
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November 2024
The absurdity of Gov. Kay Ivey
Alabama's monument to mass incarceration will bear her name.
Nov 20, 2024
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Beth Shelburne
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Uncomfortably Numb
In defense of post-election check out
Nov 8, 2024
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Beth Shelburne
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October 2024
How to combat election brain
Take a sunset walk through Fairhope, Alabama
Oct 27, 2024
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Beth Shelburne
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When grief becomes rage
Sandy Ray's fight for accountability in her son's prison beating death
Oct 10, 2024
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Beth Shelburne
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August 2024
Yo Beth, where ya been?
A missive from my existential hidey hole
Aug 2, 2024
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Beth Shelburne
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June 2024
Father's Day on death row
Toforest Johnsons's wrongful incarceration reaches a quarter century
Jun 16, 2024
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Beth Shelburne
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