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Dear friend,

I hope you all are off to a good start in the new year. I wanted to share where FAMM's reform efforts stand and where we're going in 2022.

We were thrilled to end 2021 on a high note, with U.S. Attorney General Merrick Garland's announcement that the Justice Department would not require people on CARES Act home confinement to return to prison at the end of the pandemic. We heard from many families who were able to enjoy the holidays more with that cloud lifted.

Some of our other victories in 2021 included:

*
Helping
lead
the
campaign
to
eliminate
mandatory
minimum
drug
sentences
in
California,
while
stopping
new
mandatory
minimums
from
passing
in
Pennsylvania;
*
Persuading
Tennessee
Gov.
Bill
Lee
to
give
special
clemency
consideration
to
the
hundreds
of
people
serving
excessive
prison
terms
for
drug-free
school
zone
violations;
and
*
Building
support
for
the
overwhelming
vote
in
the
U.S.
House
for
the
EQUAL
Act,
to
eliminate
the
federal
crack-powder
sentencing
disparity.

Though happy with our progress, we have a lot of work to do. We know that rising violent crime in some areas and the upcoming midterm elections will make reform more difficult in 2022, but we are committed to pushing for more change. Some of our goals for 2022 include:

*
Persuading
President
Biden
to
use
his
clemency
authority
to
ensure
that
people
on
home
confinement
won’t
be
sent
back
for
minor
supervision
violations;
*
Securing
final
passage
of
the
EQUAL
Act
and
other
federal
sentencing
and
prison
reform;
*
Building
support
for
more
second
chances
in
more
states
around
the
country
through
legislative
advocacy
and
enhanced
storytelling;
*
Opposing
new
"tough-on-crime"
efforts,
including
new
mandatory
minimums,
prompted
by
the
recent
violent
crime
spike;
and
*
Producing,
editing,
and
releasing
a
new
documentary
on
the
need
for
second
look
laws.

2022 promises to be a busy and challenging year, and as always, we could use your help. Please stay tuned for ways you can help us advocate in your state and at the federal level.

Best,

Kevin Ring [[link removed]]

Kevin Ring
President, FAMM
1100 H Street NW | Suite 1000 | Washington, D.C. xxxxxx | Tel: (202) 822-6700
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