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Don't blame judges for racial disparity
Read FAMM president Julie Stewart's new Huffington Post commentary on how inflexible mandatory sentencing laws, and the impact of decisions made by prosecutors (rather than judges), produce racial disparity in the sentencing system. Read more
Success stories show the need for second chances
Read inspirational success stories of individuals who served lengthy mandatory sentences and are successfully building new lives after being released. Then take action and urge U.S. senators to support funding for the Second Chance Act!
Drug war doc wins Grand Prize at Sundance Festival
FAMM president Julie Stewart is featured in 'The House I Live In," a powerful new documentary on the war on drugs by Eugene Jarecki and Melinda Shopsin, which won the Grand Jury Prize for Documentaries at the Sundance Festival in Utah on Jan. 28. Click here to read more about the Sundance award or visit the documentary's website.
FAMM applauds MA Governor's stance on sentencing reform
FAMM applauds Gov. Deval Patrick’s insistence that any sentencing reform bill sent to him by the Legislature must include reforms to the state’s failed mandatory minimum drug sentencing laws. He called for a crime bill that is both “strong and smart.” Read our statement
New FAMM commentary in Washington Times
FAMM president Julie Stewart writes about a law-abiding Marine who is ensnared in New York's mandatory minimum gun laws. Read Julie's commentary
Just the facts at FAMM's Rumor Mill
The Rumor Mill, a new FAMM website section, dispels the most commonly heard rumors that are floating in federal and occasionally state prisons. FAMM strives to provide the most accurate, updated information available. Read more