Dear friend,

I was 41 and more than halfway through my sentence when I was granted compassionate release. I was determined to make the most out of my early release, so I applied for the Georgetown University Pivot program, a business and entrepreneurship program created for the formerly incarcerated. I was selected out of hundreds of applicants within six months of my release. I graduated while finishing an internship at LINK Strategic Partners, using what I learned at Georgetown to make the most of my second chance.

Second chances are what my friends at FAMM are all about. They helped me get mine and they are helping thousands of others across the country. Will you make a gift to FAMM to help us fight for second chances? https://secure.everyaction.com/Z7erwwL0gUOQ-t7A7AjFGA2

FAMM fights to reunite families by advocating for "second look" laws, which direct courts to reconsider a person’s sentence after 10 or 15 years. This allows them to receive their second chance and get back to being productive members of society.

While I was in prison, I lost friends and relatives. My favorite aunt passed away. The time I have now with my father and stepmother as they age is humbling. I’ll never take a moment for granted. My daughter, 16, and son, 17, live with me. To be able to take them to the first day of school and see their happiness that I was there was the best feeling. This kind of thing is what I thought about when I was behind the prison fence, the chance to make memories as their dad.

I will never take simple things like that for granted, and I will never forget the men I left behind -- too many sentenced so young that they never had a chance to really live outside the bars. I am one of the fortunate ones, and it has made me see that I have a purpose to fulfill.

Will you join FAMM and me in fighting for people in prison who deserve a second chance, like the one I got? Please give a gift to help FAMM today. https://secure.everyaction.com/Z7erwwL0gUOQ-t7A7AjFGA2

Sincerely,

Ernest Boykin for FAMM