Kevin Ring · [email protected]

April 16, 2020 at 2:48 PM

Friends, this is an emergency.

FAMM FOLLOW US:    Dear friend, Will you make a contribution to FAMM’s COVID-19 Emergency Relief Fund? http://support.famm.org/site/Donation2?df_id=1720&1720.donation=form1&mfc_pref=T&autologin=true We are doing all we can to protect the thousands of prisoner…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

April 2, 2020 at 2:34 PM

An update on our efforts in response to COVID-19

FAMM FOLLOW US:    Dear friend, I hope you and your loved ones are healthy and safe. We continue to work hard to get state and federal policymakers to address the threat that COVID-19 poses to people who are incarcerated, particularly the elderly and sick. We have been f…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

March 24, 2020 at 6:19 PM

We must help the most vulnerable in this time of crisis

FAMM FOLLOW US:    Dear friend, There are thousands of sick and elderly people in federal prison whose continued incarceration serves no public safety purpose. This same population is the most vulnerable to coronavirus. In response to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic, FAM…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

March 18, 2020 at 6:44 PM

Protecting people in prison during a pandemic

FAMM FOLLOW US:    Dear friend, We know that the coronavirus outbreak is a frightening and stressful time for all. It is especially frightening for people in prison and their loved ones. Almost all prisons and jails have canceled visits, which will be hard for families. …

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

March 12, 2020 at 2:31 PM

And the winner is ...

FAMM FOLLOW US:    Dear friend, I am happy and proud to let you know that the Washington Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights & Urban Affairs (WLC) just announced that it plans to present FAMM, the National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers (NACDL), and Steven M…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

February 26, 2020 at 3:45 PM

Friends, we have to do something.

FAMM FOLLOW US:    Dear friend, Every day, FAMM gets phone calls from dozens of people around the country. People who care about justice, who are reentering their communities, or who have loved ones serving long sentences in prison. Often we hear about terrible prison co…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

February 20, 2020 at 3:33 PM

These miserable conditions can't continue.

FAMM FOLLOW US:    Dear friend, Thanks to your calls and letters, the U.S. Justice Department is now investigating four prisons in Mississippi, including the state penitentiary at Parchman. Sadly, the miserable conditions that gave rise to the investigation are not getti…

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  Sandy Saldana for FAMM · [email protected]

February 14, 2020 at 8:03 PM

For Valentine's Day, a prison love story

FAMM FOLLOW US:    From right to left: Sandy, Rodney, and Pepper Dear friend, In 1996, I started dating a handsome man named Rodney Mack. It was an unlikely match: me, a suburban Catholic school girl with a crush, and Rodney, a sometimes-bad boy who could be too …

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

February 6, 2020 at 3:04 PM

We'll make them feel the heat

FAMM FOLLOW US:    Dear friend, FAMM has a full agenda for our sentencing and prison reform efforts in 2020. In many states — including Pennsylvania, Florida, Arizona, Tennessee, and North Carolina — we are fighting to repeal or otherwise reform mandatory minimum senten…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

January 21, 2020 at 9:44 PM

You did it, friends!

FAMM FOLLOW US:    Dear friend, You did it! The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) announced last Thursday, January 16, that it would be opening an investigation into the Mississippi State Penitentiary, also known as Parchman. I want to be clear: This happened because of y…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

January 16, 2020 at 3:49 PM

Help us fight for reform in prisons like Parchman

FAMM FOLLOW US:    Dear friend, The five deaths in Parchman prison in Mississippi were a tragic way to begin the new year — but sadly, they were not a surprise.Last May, FAMM urged the U.S. Justice Department to investigate Parchman and other Mississippi prisons after re…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

January 6, 2020 at 4:47 PM

We can't thank you enough, friends.

FAMM FOLLOW US:    Dear friend, As we get things ready for another year at FAMM, I wanted to take a moment to thank you for the tremendous support we saw during our year-end campaign. Between October and December, we received more than 700 donations — and they're still c…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

December 31, 2019 at 11:03 PM

Hey, you have one last chance!

FAMM FOLLOW US:    Dear friend, It's almost midnight, and almost the end of our year-end match. Please give a gift before the clock strikes 12! http://support.famm.org/site/Donation2?df_id=1675&1675.donation=form1&mfc_pref=T&autologin=true We're more than ha…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

December 31, 2019 at 3:32 PM

What are you doing this New Year's Eve?

FAMM FOLLOW US:    Dear friend, We're in the final hours of 2019 and the final hours of our match campaign! Please help us meet our goal of $200,000 by making a contribution to FAMM today. http://support.famm.org/site/Donation2?df_id=1675&1675.donation=form1&mfc_…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

December 30, 2019 at 3:46 PM

Friends, we're so close. Will you help?

FAMM FOLLOW US:    Dear friend, We're so close to reaching our year-end goal of $200,000. Will you help us meet it? http://support.famm.org/site/Donation2?df_id=1675&1675.donation=form1&mfc_pref=T&autologin=true Your generosity helps FAMM bring much-needed r…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

December 25, 2019 at 5:33 PM

I have three gifts of hope for you, friends.

FAMM FOLLOW US:    Dear friend, Happy holidays! In a year that has seen both victories for reform and outrageous injustice, I have three gifts of hope for you:1. All year, we have been working with an incarcerated man who is dedicated to helping his very sick fellow pris…

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  Danielle Steele Williams for FAMM · [email protected]

December 16, 2019 at 4:10 PM

I can't believe he's here - and it's because of you.

FAMM FOLLOW US:    Give a Gift Dear friend, My name is Danielle Steele Williams. If you've been following FAMM, you probably got an email from my son Kendall last year around this time. He wrote to you on behalf of all children with parents who are incarcera…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

December 10, 2019 at 3:33 PM

Their dignity matters too.

FAMM FOLLOW US:    Dear friend, Today is Human Rights Day. I'm writing to ask that you give a gift to FAMM with that in mind. We're fighting to create a justice system that treats people who are incarcerated with dignity, but we can't do it alone. http://support.famm.org…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

December 3, 2019 at 3:31 PM

Friends, we need your help today!

FAMM FOLLOW US:    Dear friend, Giving Tuesday is finally here! This year, FAMM has a goal of raising $5,000. Will you give a gift to help us get there? http://support.famm.org/site/Donation2?df_id=1675&1675.donation=form1&mfc_pref=T&autologin=true Your supp…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

December 1, 2019 at 6:32 PM

Friends, it's the biggest day. Will you join in?

FAMM FOLLOW US:    Dear friend, Giving Tuesday is just two days away! It’s the biggest day of global giving, when people all around the world donate to the causes they care about the most. Last year, you helped us beat our goal by giving close to $4,000. So this year we…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

November 28, 2019 at 5:01 PM

What I'm grateful for this Thanksgiving.

FAMM FOLLOW US:    Dear friend, This Thanksgiving, it's a no-brainer for everyone at FAMM about what we’re most grateful for: You.This past year, we've had the enormous pleasure of meeting a lot of you in person, chatting with you on social media, and standing beside you…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

November 15, 2019 at 4:31 PM

Friends, we're in crisis.

FAMM FOLLOW US:    Dear friend, Our nation's prisons are in crisis. Incarcerated people are being abused, neglected, beaten, and left for dead. We have to do something. Maybe you or a loved one have been to prison. Or maybe you simply care about our American values of d…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

November 11, 2019 at 3:03 PM

This Veteran's Day, we can't forget.

FAMM FOLLOW US:    Dear friend, On this Veterans Day, I've been thinking a lot about Kenny Kubinski — and second chances. Kenny was given a life sentence for his part in a marijuana drug conspiracy at the height of the war on drugs. He has been behind bars for more than…

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  Molly Gill · [email protected]

November 7, 2019 at 3:04 PM

Friends, please call.

FAMM FOLLOW US:    Dear friend, Will you please take one minute to call your representative in support of the REAL Act? Call 1-844-899-8819 College education for incarcerated students makes our prisons and communities safer, and would likely reduce spending on prisons…

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  Peter Ninemire · [email protected]

November 1, 2019 at 2:05 PM

This day would be different.

FAMM FOLLOW US:    Become a Friend of FAMM Dear friend, Think about the best day of your life. Do you remember what you wore? What you ate for breakfast? When I think back to January 20, 2001, these details come easily. I was at FCI Englewood, where I had be…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

October 29, 2019 at 3:08 PM

Friends, we need your help to see this through.

FAMM FOLLOW US:    Dear friend, The First Step Act was a major victory for justice reform, but we can't stop there. That's why FAMM has been advocating "second look" sentencing provisions that would allow people in prison an opportunity to be resentenced after serving so…

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  Matthew Charles · [email protected]

October 15, 2019 at 3:04 PM

Hey, Friends. Do you agree we need a fairer justice system?

FAMM FOLLOW US:    With FAMM president Kevin Ring at the FAMMilies for Justice Reform conference in May Please Give Today Dear friend, My name is Matthew Charles, and I'm a criminal justice reform fellow for FAMM. This position allows me to go around the nati…

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  Molly Gill · [email protected]

October 10, 2019 at 2:00 PM

Friends, help us restore Pell Grants for students in prison!

FAMM FOLLOW US:    Dear friend, Will you take one minute to call your representative in support of the REAL Act? Call 1-844-899-8819 FAMM believes that incarcerated students should have the ability to pursue a college education while incarcerated. Why? Studies prove t…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

September 30, 2019 at 2:34 PM

Friends, help us make change.

FAMM FOLLOW US:    Me speaking at FAMM's Pennsylvania for Probation Reform Advocacy Day Please Give Today Dear friend, As we near the end of the year, I can’t help but reflect on all the amazing events FAMM has hosted so far. I’m grateful to people like you b…

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  Mary Price, FAMM · [email protected]

September 26, 2019 at 3:09 PM

When an acquittal leads to a prison sentence

FAMM FOLLOW US:    Dear friend, Imagine you are charged with two crimes. You go to trial and the jury finds you guilty of one, but not the other. Now, imagine at sentencing that the judge imposes a sentence for both crimes. You will serve time not only for the conduct f…

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  Ann Espuelas · [email protected]

September 16, 2019 at 3:03 PM

I'm pleased to announce FAMM's latest project!

FAMM FOLLOW US:    Hi friend, For a while now, I've been curious. As FAMM's director of Storytelling, I work on stories from affected family members and stories about their loved ones in prison every day. But what about stories from incarcerated people themselves? What ar…

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  Molly Gill, FAMM · [email protected]

September 4, 2019 at 3:03 PM

Friends, help us support sentencing reform in D.C. this Thursday!

FAMM FOLLOW US:    Dear friend, We need your help to support sentencing reform in D.C. this Thursday! If you remember, the D.C. Council introduced a "second look" bill this year that, if passed, would give people who commit a crime before the age of 25 the opportunity t…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

August 27, 2019 at 3:04 PM

Friends, it's as easy as 1,2,3.

FAMM FOLLOW US:    Dear friend, Last year, when we asked you to help raise money for FAMM, many of you sprang into action. Each donation meant more momentum for criminal justice reform. I'm reaching out today to ask for your help once again. If you haven't done so this …

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  Kevin Ring, FAMM · [email protected]

August 15, 2019 at 2:06 PM

First Step Act implementation is under way!

FAMM FOLLOW US:    Dear friend, Last month, the Department of Justice and the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) began the implementation of two critical components of the First Step Act: the good time credit recalculations and the new risk and needs assessment tool. On July 20, t…

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  Molly Gill, FAMM · [email protected]

August 13, 2019 at 4:58 PM

Friends, support sentencing reform in the District!

FAMM FOLLOW US:    Dear friend, An important "second look" sentencing reform bill has come under attack in Washington, D.C., and we are fighting to keep the bill alive and get it passed. Send an email today! Tell your District of Columbia Council members to support sent…

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  Kevin Ring, FAMM · [email protected]

August 5, 2019 at 4:03 PM

Lawmakers are home. It's time to #VisitAPrison

FAMM FOLLOW US:    Dear friend, Last week marked the start of Congress' August recess. For the next month, members of Congress and many state lawmakers will be attending community events, putting on town halls, and soliciting input from their constituents. In other words…

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  Andrea Strong, FAMM · [email protected]

July 30, 2019 at 4:04 PM

My job is to help families

FAMM FOLLOW US:    Your feedback matters. Please complete this two-question survey so we can get to know you better! Tell Us More Dear friend, My name is Andrea. Though my title is Director of Member Services, my main job at FAMM is to help families. It wa…

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  Ann and Debi, FAMM Storytellers · [email protected]

July 23, 2019 at 4:04 PM

We put a human face on suffering

FAMM FOLLOW US:    See Cynthia's Story Dear Supporter, It was a month like so many others: Cynthia Powell was having a hard time making ends meet. So one night, she made a fateful decision. She sold 35 prescription pills for $300. She wasn't an addict, she had no pri…

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  Kevin Ring, FAMM · [email protected]

July 16, 2019 at 4:04 PM

Welcome to the FAMMily!

FAMM FOLLOW US:    Kevin Ring, President Welcome to the FAMMily! Dear Supporter, Thank you for joining FAMM! You're now a FAMM advocate, a member of our spirited community of families and individuals who believe that our justice system — from sentencing to re…

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