Massachusetts press releases

2/13/08

FAMM welcomes Barbara J. Dougan as Mass. campaign director

Barbara J. Dougan has been named director of the newly launched Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM) campaign in Massachusetts. FAMM is a national, nonpartisan organization working for fair and proportional sentencing laws on the federal and state levels. Dougan will orchestrate FAMM’s efforts in Massachusetts to assist lawmakers in reforming state mandatory minimum sentencing laws. Read press release

11/12/07

Families urge lawmakers to correct sentencing injustices at Joint Judiciary committee hearing on mandatory minimum sentencing bills. Click here to read FAMM's press release on the hearing.

5/10/07

FAMM applauds Massachusetts Governor Patrick, Senate President Murray and Speaker DiMasi for their principled stand on mandatory sentencing reform