Kevin Ring · [email protected]

December 24, 2021 at 11:00 PM

Seasons greetings from our FAMMily to yours, everyone.

FAMM Follow us:   Dear friend, On behalf of everyone at FAMM, I want to wish you a happy holiday season. For some families, this year's holidays will be extra special because a formerly incarcerated loved one is finally home. We celebrate with you. Yet we …

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

December 21, 2021 at 10:42 PM

Breaking News: Biden Administration Agrees to Reverse OLC Memo!

FAMM Thousands of people will get to stay home! Follow us:   Dear friend, I have amazing news to share: The Department of Justice will no longer require people serving on CARES Act home confinement to return to prison en masse at the end of the pandemic! FA…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

December 20, 2021 at 3:45 PM

It's go time, everyone.

FAMM Don't delay! Follow us:   Dear friend, No one likes bugging people and asking for money, including me. But as we approach the end of the year, it's bug time! So please make a gift today. https://secure.everyaction.com/Y0qUTl-lckKT_-n_1aD9iw2 We know ho…

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  Julie Stewart · [email protected]

December 13, 2021 at 5:39 PM

An enormous loss in the FAMMily.

FAMM Follow us:   Dear friend, With a heavy heart, I am writing to let you know that Phil Harvey, an extraordinary man, and active member of FAMM's board, passed away on December 3. You may have never heard of Phil because he was so humble, but if you've b…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

December 8, 2021 at 6:00 PM

Huge victory in the fight for second chances!

FAMM Follow us:   Dear friend, Good news out of Tennessee in the fight for second chances! Tennessee Gov. Bill Lee announced last week that he would use his clemency authority for people serving time for drug-free school zone law violations. As part of our…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

December 2, 2021 at 5:01 PM

Gobble Gobble, we did it!

FAMM Follow us:   Dear friend, Our "Pardon People, Not Turkeys" rally was a success! I'm so thankful to all of you who joined us last week at the White House and to those of you who took action from home. Together, we drew attention to the thousands of peo…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

November 30, 2021 at 4:04 PM

Will you help us, everyone?

FAMM Follow us:   Dear friend, Giving Tuesday is here! Have you made your gift? https://secure.everyaction.com/mkCj0E2vJUamFbVU0Uoxcw2 A gift from you will make us stronger as we fight for families harmed by harsh and counterproductive sentencing laws and …

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

November 29, 2021 at 4:00 PM

Don't forget about us, everyone!

FAMM Giving Tuesday is tomorrow! Follow us:   Dear friend, Giving Tuesday is tomorrow! It's a day where people worldwide are encouraged to support organizations that make their community better! Will you remember FAMM and help us reach our fundraising goal …

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

November 25, 2021 at 5:00 PM

Let's fill those empty chairs, friend.

FAMM Follow us:   Dear friend, Happy Thanksgiving! We hope you are able to celebrate this holiday surrounded by those you love. As always around this time of year at FAMM, we're thinking even more than usual about people who should be free and home with th…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

November 22, 2021 at 2:30 PM

Friends, will I see you tomorrow?

FAMM Join us for a protest at the White House. Follow us:   Dear friend, Can I count on you to join us for a protest at the White House? https://secure.everyaction.com/4rcZhXHGjkqcl5pi9ueXzw2 Tomorrow, November 23, from 1 p.m. — 3 p.m. ET, we'll be at Lafay…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

November 16, 2021 at 3:19 PM

It's time to get smarter about second chances.

FAMM Check out our latest report. Follow us:   Dear friend, Today, FAMM released a new report describing the need for second chances for people serving extreme sentences in Pennsylvania. The report is full of data and stories about how Pennsylvania's mandat…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

November 12, 2021 at 5:00 PM

Join us for a protest at the White House!

FAMM Follow us:   Dear friend, It's time for action! Join us at Lafayette Park in Washington, D.C., on November 23 from 1 p.m. — 3 p.m. ET as we bring attention to the thousands of people who will be sent back to prison if President Biden doesn't take acti…

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  Kenny Kubinski · [email protected]

November 11, 2021 at 3:31 PM

I finally have the freedom I imagined.

FAMM Remember veterans in prison this Veterans Day. Follow us:   Dear friend, My name is Kenny Kubinski, and I've been a member of FAMM for decades, corresponding via prison email. I'm very happy to say that after 26 years behind bars, I am now free and wri…

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  Ernest Boykin · [email protected]

October 28, 2021 at 3:01 PM

Friends: Will you support FAMM’s fight for second chances?

FAMM Help others the way FAMM helped me. Follow us:   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…

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  Matthew Charles · [email protected]

October 21, 2021 at 4:00 PM

We've had 35 years of injustice, everyone.

FAMM Let's end it. Follow us:   Dear friend, Next week marks 35 years since the creation of the unjust sentencing disparity between crack and powder cocaine. That's 35 years of a bad, harmful criminal law. I know the impact of this law. In 1996, I was convi…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

October 6, 2021 at 5:36 PM

California repeals mandatory minimums!

FAMM A huge win for criminal justice reform. Follow us:   Dear friend, We won! Last night, California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed SB 73, a bill that repeals a number of mandatory minimums for certain drug offenses. FAMM and our partners pushed the bill through…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

September 28, 2021 at 9:12 PM

Friends, Your Hard Work Has Paid Off!

FAMM The EQUAL Act has passed the House of Representatives Follow us:   Dear friend, I’m very happy to report that the EQUAL Act has passed the U.S. House of Representatives by a huge margin of 316 to 66. The EQUAL Act, which would finally put an end to the…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

September 23, 2021 at 3:30 PM

Friends, I need one minute of your time.

FAMM Can you please make a call? Follow us:   Dear friend, It's been two months since the House Judiciary Committee approved the EQUAL Act by a vote of 36-5. The EQUAL Act, which would finally end the federal sentencing disparity between crack and powder co…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

September 16, 2021 at 2:01 PM

Here's to 30 years, everyone!

FAMM Help us keep going for many years to come. Follow us:   Dear friend, Last Thursday night, September 9, FAMM celebrated 30 years of working to reform our nation's justice system. I hope you were able to join us! If not, I can tell you it was a memorabl…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

August 26, 2021 at 4:00 PM

Act now to keep them home!

FAMM We need your help, everyone! Follow us:   Dear friend, At this moment, thousands of people safely completing their sentences at home are living in fear that they'll be sent back to federal prison—through no fault of their own—due to a Trump-era memo. I…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

August 25, 2021 at 2:30 PM

Last call, everyone!

FAMM Join us on September 9. Follow us:   Dear friend, We're wrapping up the guest list for FAMM's 30th Anniversary Virtual Celebration, which will be held on Sept. 9 from 7-9 p.m. EST, via the National Press Club, and we'd love for you to attend: https://s…

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  Gwen Levi · [email protected]

August 17, 2021 at 2:00 PM

Please: Support FAMM like they support others

FAMM Can you help FAMM out? Follow us:   Dear friend, Thousands of people on home confinement need your help! Can you assist FAMM's efforts with a special gift? https://secure.everyaction.com/UCT_4puDKkCSCL2maz23eQ2 My name is Gwen Levi. Many people learned…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

August 11, 2021 at 2:01 PM

We have less than a month to go, everyone!

FAMM Will I see you on September 9? Follow us:   Dear friend, On behalf of everyone at FAMM, I hope you will join us for our 30th Anniversary Virtual Celebration on September 9 from 7-9 p.m. ET via the National Press Club. RSVP today: https://secure.everyac…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

August 4, 2021 at 5:30 PM

Momentum continues to grow, everyone.

FAMM Follow us:   Dear friend, Last week, FAMM brought impacted families to D.C. to fight for the EQUAL Act, alongside other bills that would make the sentencing reforms of the First Step Act retroactive. The EQUAL Act would finally and completely end the…

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  Mary Price · [email protected]

July 27, 2021 at 4:30 PM

What's happening in the courts?

FAMM Follow us:   Dear friend, FAMM has been busy this summer! Our sentencing reform work across the country has also found us at the Supreme Court. FAMM filed an amicus brief on July 15, 2021, supporting Thomas Bryant's petition for certiorari, which is a…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

July 22, 2021 at 2:30 PM

We’ve had a breakthrough, everyone!

FAMM Follow us:   Dear friend, We saw a breakthrough this week in federal sentencing reform: on Wednesday, July 21, the U.S. House Judiciary Committee voted by a landslide to pass the EQUAL Act! If passed into law, the EQUAL Act would finally eliminate the…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

July 15, 2021 at 3:18 PM

Friends: An important update on #KeepThemHome

FAMM Follow us:   Dear friend, Recently, I told you all about Gwen Levi, a 76-year-old grandmother sent back to federal prison for missing a phone call while she was at a computer class. I have great news: Gwen is home, and free for good! Last week, her la…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

July 4, 2021 at 4:00 PM

Here's to independence.

FAMM Follow us:   Dear friend, Happy Fourth of July! FAMM is celebrating extra hard this year, because last week we had the great pleasure of meeting Chris Young. We've been telling Chris' story for a while now, most notably in our film The Vanishing Trial…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

June 29, 2021 at 2:00 PM

Friends, help us stop more people from going back to prison!

FAMM We need your help NOW. Follow us:   Dear friend, FAMM needs your help! Sign our petition and tell President Biden to grant clemency to people released from prison under the CARES Act: https://secure.everyaction.com/RsZfyO6nN0WlYkuzWSo2zw2/ Last week, t…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

June 24, 2021 at 3:02 PM

Check out these recent victories, everyone!

FAMM Follow us:   Dear friend, With many of the state legislative sessions wrapped up for the year, we wanted to provide you with some exciting updates on recent victories for second chance sentencing legislation! At the end of last year, the Washington, D…

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  Eric Cabrera for FAMM · [email protected]

June 20, 2021 at 4:00 PM

Why I I celebrate Father’s Day every day.

FAMM Follow us:   Dear friend, On my life's list of extremely special days, this year's Father's Day is right behind the day my son Elijah was born 14 years ago. My name is Eric Cabrera, and you may remember that Kevin Ring sent you an email about me last …

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

June 16, 2021 at 5:48 PM

Your hard work has paid off, friends!

FAMM Follow us:   Dear friend, The Senate Judiciary Committee has now considered the First Step Implementation Act, the Safer Detention Act, and the Prohibiting Punishment for Acquitted Conduct Act. I'm happy to say that the hard work of advocates like you…

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  FAMM · [email protected]

June 11, 2021 at 4:43 PM

An exclusive invite for Our Friends

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

June 3, 2021 at 3:30 PM

Friends, we’re seeing great things in the Senate!

FAMM Have you contacted your senators? Follow us:   Dear friend, Last week I wrote about happenings in the U.S. Senate on three bills that FAMM supports. Thank you for taking action! https://secure.everyaction.com/P74Gsb53oEmeiaxPVfl7wg2 Your hard work paid…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

May 26, 2021 at 6:34 PM

Tomorrow's a big day, everyone.

FAMM Contact your senators! Follow us:   Dear friend, This is a big week for FAMM in Congress, as multiple bills we are fighting for will get considered. Will you help us get them passed? https://secure.everyaction.com/P74Gsb53oEmeiaxPVfl7wg2 Tomorrow, Thur…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

May 21, 2021 at 4:53 PM

Your EQUAL Act questions answered, everyone!

FAMM Join us next week for a special briefing. Follow us:   Dear friend, Why do we think Congress should eliminate the crack-powder sentencing disparity? Who else supports this campaign? Join us next Wednesday and find out! https://secure.everyaction.com/p4…

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  Debi Campbell · [email protected]

May 9, 2021 at 3:00 PM

Remember the mothers behind bars.

FAMM Follow us:   Dear friend, My name is Debi Campbell, and as FAMM's Deputy Director of Family Outreach and Storytelling, I'm always telling people to share their stories. This Mother's Day, I'd like to share mine. I had my first daughter at 17, then ano…

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  Molly Gill · [email protected]

May 6, 2021 at 2:00 PM

Friends, it's time.

FAMM Contact your senators today. Follow us:   Dear friend, Will you take one minute to email your senators in support of First Step Act retroactivity and other sentence reductions? https://secure.everyaction.com/P74Gsb53oEmeiaxPVfl7wg2 The First Step Act w…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

April 29, 2021 at 2:42 PM

Will I see you soon, friends?

FAMM Join me on May 12. Follow us:   Dear friend, You’re invited to join FAMM and Fair and Just Prosecution (FJP) for a discussion on the need to give more people second chances by revisiting extreme sentences. Register here today: https://secure.everyactio…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

April 16, 2021 at 1:00 PM

We’re everywhere, friends!

FAMM Follow us:   Dear friend, We are always looking for new ways to get our message out — and I'm excited to say we found two more. First, The Vanishing Trial, our documentary on the trial penalty, is now available on Kanopy. Best of all, it's free to vie…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

April 8, 2021 at 4:05 PM

everyone, let's turn up the heat!

FAMM Call Attorney General Garland today. Follow us:   Dear friend, It's been months since the Department of Justice OLC memo was issued with an incorrect legal conclusion that puts the status of thousands of families at risk. We need to turn up the heat an…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

April 1, 2021 at 3:00 PM

It's time to act, everyone.

FAMM Let's turn up the heat. Follow us:   Dear friend, It's been months since Trump’s DOJ Office of Legal Counsel (OLC) issued a memo that incorrectly said that people released to home confinement under the CARES Act must return to prison after the pandemic…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

March 23, 2021 at 2:00 PM

We took a risk, everyone.

FAMM One year ago, we made history. Follow us:   Dear friend, One year ago today, we threw a Hail Mary pass. COVID-19 was spreading through our nation’s prisons, and we were feeling helpless. We knew people in prison couldn’t practice social distancing and …

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

March 18, 2021 at 1:52 PM

It's time, everyone.

FAMM Can we count on you? Follow us:   Dear friend, Last fall, we launched our Second Chances Agenda campaign. People can change, and our laws should reflect that. It’s time to break our nation’s addiction to harsh sentencing laws and reunite families. We'r…

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  Molly Gill · [email protected]

February 25, 2021 at 5:00 PM

Friends, keep the momentum going!

FAMM Call your senators today. Follow us:   Dear friend, Earlier this week, Attorney General nominee Merrick Garland said that our country needs to equalize the ratio between how we treat crack and powder cocaine. We agree—and we need your help to end the d…

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  Molly Gill · [email protected]

February 18, 2021 at 4:00 PM

Friends, help us end the unfair crack cocaine disparity!

FAMM Call your lawmakers today. Follow us:   Dear friend, Will you take one minute to call your senators at 844-899-8819 and ask them to end the disparity between how we sentence crack and powder cocaine cases? Click Here to Call Your Senators In 1986, Cong…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

February 4, 2021 at 3:30 PM

We’re at a breaking point, friends.

FAMM Contact your lawmakers today! Follow us:   Dear friend, The conditions in our nation's prisons and jails have never been worse. Tell your leaders they need to help now: https://secure.everyaction.com/4FdoQDEg2EuDXAOif8JEZg2 People in prison are at thei…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

January 28, 2021 at 8:59 PM

Updates on home confinement and earned time credits.

FAMM Follow us:   Dear friend, I wanted to pass along a quick update to our families who have loved ones in federal prison. Many of you have called about one or both of these issues: 1. Home confinement. In the last days of the Trump administration, the Ju…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

January 21, 2021 at 4:21 PM

I need to be honest with you, everyone.

FAMM Follow us:   Dear friend, We have a new president — and I hope soon we will have a new clemency process. On his last full day in office, President Trump granted 144 pardons and commutations. I was happy to see commutations awarded to people profiled b…

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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]

January 15, 2021 at 2:01 PM

FAMM's focus for 2021

FAMM Follow us:   Dear friend, Last week's insurrection at the U.S. Capitol was frightening and disheartening, but we are keeping focused on the bold agenda we have planned for 2021. I want to share some of our plans with you. FAMM's focus this year will r…

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