2007 press release archive

12/12/07

Commission votes in favor of crack retroactivity

12/12/07

Bush commutes sentence of FAMM member

12/10/07

Supreme Court affirms discretion in crack, other guideline cases

11/12/07

FAMM urges U.S. Sentencing Commission to make crack changes retroactive

11/12/07

Families urge Massachusetts lawmakers to correct sentencing injustices at Joint Judiciary committee hearing on mandatory minimum sentencing bills

10/31/07
 Tomorrow heralds new day for crack cocaine sentencing

10/1/07

Court to decide whether judges can judge
Drug cases highlight need for Congress to address mandatory minimum sentencing laws

7/10/07

FAMM urges broadening of commutation use

7/2/07

Libby's free, but President Bush still ignores thousands
of deserving prisoners serving mandatory sentences

6/25/07

FAMM message to Congress:
Border agents shouldn’t get mandatory minimum sentences …
but neither should anyone else

6/21/07

Supreme Court ruling in Rita: Presumptive reasonableness does not bind sentencing judges' discretion

5/15/07

FAMM urges Congress to heed message from Sentencing Commission
New report finds crack disparity unjustifiable, up to Congress to fix the problem

5/10/07

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

5/05/07

FAMM applauds New Jersey Sentencing Commission's forward-thinking approach on drug courts, drug-free zones

4/27/07

U.S. Sentencing Commission votes for changes to crack guidelines

2/19/07

Will tomorrow's Supreme Court arguments hurt or help defendants?
Rita, Claiborne to dramatically impact federal guidelines system