Tell us your story
Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM) works to put a human face on mandatory sentencing laws through our "profiles of injustice," which tell the stories of people serving mandatory minimum sentences.
FAMM compiles these profiles by distributing FAMM profile forms to federal and state prisoners. Prisoners fill these forms out with the basic facts of their conviction and send them to FAMM, along with a brief account of their personal background.
FAMM uses the profiles of injustice in our work with legislators, in public presentations, and in public education materials, including FAMM brochures, pamphlets, posters and other informational materials. We also highlight select cases in the FAMMGram newsletter and here on our website. An even smaller number of cases are made available to media for use in newspaper and magazines articles, and for radio and television interviews or feature stories.*
If you have a loved one who wishes to tell us their story, please print out the profile form below and have them fill it out and mail it back to us.** Once this form has been completed, please mail it to:
FAMM
Attn: Profile Form
1612 K Street NW
Suite 700
Washington, DC 20006
*Please note that FAMM cannot guarantee media coverage.
** FAMM profile forms must be filled out directly by the person wishing to submit their case, as their signature is required on the form.
Download a FAMM profile form (pdf)
FAMM needs your story (pdf)