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Dear friend,
Last month, we launched an emergency effort to find free attorneys for
people seeking compassionate release from federal prison. I am pleased
to report that so far we have placed with attorneys 500 people in
federal prison - and some have been granted immediate release!
Along with our amazing partners at the National Association of
Criminal Defense Lawyers and the Washington Lawyers' Committee, and
with the help of talented federal defenders around the country, we are
hopeful that judges will grant release to the people most vulnerable
to COVID-19, who no longer pose a threat to public safety. FAMM is
also pushing the U.S. Justice Department to move more people to home
confinement.
In the states, FAMM is urging greater transparency and testing. Our
mantra now is "keep them safe or send them home." In states where
governors are refusing to use their authority to grant early release,
we want families to have more information about what prisons are doing
to keep their loved ones safe. States need to do more testing of staff
and prisoners alike to find out how widely the disease is spreading.
Finally, because the lockdown of prisons across the country is
preventing families from visiting loved ones, we continue to urge the
federal and state governments to make phone calls and email access
free. Regular communication is crucial, especially when in-person
visits aren't available.
Many of you have joined our FAMMilies in Action Facebook group, and we
are glad to have you. We know this is an especially rough time for
families and we are working hard to provide as much reliable
information as we can, as well as opportunities for you to advocate
for your loved one. We are all in this together.
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Sincerely,
Kevin Ring
President, FAMM
P.S. These victories were made possible in part by your generous
gifts. Please consider making a donation to FAMM's COVID-19 Emergency
Relief Fund so we can do even more for the most vulnerable:
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