'No public safety risk': Advocates urge release of elderly inmates, saving state millions

by Cynthia Gould

Fri, February 10th 2023, 1:19 AM UTC

Alabama Appleseed Client Robert Cheeks with Re-entry Coordinator Ronald McKeithen (photo credit McKenzie Driskell)

79 year old Ronald Cheeks served forty years and was confined to a prison infirmary. Cheeks is one of ten aging inmates who Alabama Appleseed for Law and Justice helped gain release. "Now Mr. Cheeks lives in a nursing home and eats cheeseburgers and gets to see the sunlight," said Crowder. (photo credit Bernard Troncale)

Alabama Appleseed has helped gain the release of ten inmates sentenced to life without parole. Their crimes involved no injuries. (photo credit Brian Pride)

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Alabama Appleseed Client Robert Cheeks with Re-entry Coordinator Ronald McKeithen (photo credit McKenzie Driskell)

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