Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

FAMM's FAQ factsheets answer commonly asked questions from our members about developments in federal sentencing policy.  To view these documents, your computer needs the free Adobe Acrobat reader.  If your computer does not have this program, you can download it for free.

FAQ:  Making Federal Crack Reforms Retroactive (updated 8/28/10)

FAQ:  The Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, S. 1789 (updated 8/28/10)

FAQ:  Marijuana Offenders (new!)

Factsheet:  A Brief History of Crack Cocaine Sentencing Laws (new!)

Factsheet:  Women in Prisons in a Nutshell (new!)

Factsheet:  Federal sentencing guideline amendments in a nutshell (new!)

Fact sheet: Federal mandatory minimum statutes

Fact sheet: Alternatives to incarceration

Fact sheet: Mandatory minimums in a nutshell (updated 4/14/10)

Fact sheet: Safety valves in a nutshell (updated 4/14/10)

Fact sheet: Attending a town hall meeting

FAQ: State or federal? 

FAQ: BOP's Residential Drug Abuse Program (R-DAP)

FAQ: BOP's Elderly Offender Home Detention Pilot Program

FAQ: Federal good time credit (updated 6/7/2010)

FAQ: Tips for an effective meeting with Congress

FAQ: Tips for an effective meeting on crack cocaine sentencing

FAQ: The Second Chance Act

FAQ: Crack cocaine amendment retroactivity

FAQ: Filing a commutation petition

FAQ: Compassionate release

FAQ: How to find and work with a lawyer