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  Alexia Pitter · [email protected]
November 13, 2023 at 5:22 PM

Join us on Thursday, friends!

FOLLOW US:Dear friend,  Please join FAMM’s Policy and Family Outreach teams for a State Policy Update on Thursday, November 16, about what FAMM is working on at the state level: https://secure.everyaction.com/f4ZPutWCe0S_k60fzSR8SQ2 We’ll update you on recent developments and answer your questions.…
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  Hasson Hawkins · [email protected]
November 10, 2023 at 3:35 PM

I returned home, friends – all because of the First Step Act.

Join FAMM in celebrating 5 years of the First Step Act. FOLLOW US:Dear Friends,  My name is Hasson Hawkins. In the early 2000s, I was living in my home state of New Jersey, doing what I had to do to eat. In 2002, I was convicted by a jury of felony drug trafficking, and under New Jersey's mandatory …
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  Daniel Landsman · [email protected]
November 6, 2023 at 8:54 PM

Tell your senators to #KeepThemHome!

They can’t keep doing this, friends. FOLLOW US:Dear Friend, There is an effort underway in the U.S. Senate to send thousands of people on home confinement back to prison. We must put a stop to this!  Tell your senators to vote NO on Senate Joint Resolution 47 and to keep people home with their famil…
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  Daniel Landsman · [email protected]
November 2, 2023 at 7:26 PM

Let’s learn Advocacy 101, friends!

Join us for a FREE workshop. FOLLOW US:Dear Friend,  FAMM is excited to offer an Advocacy 101 workshop on Wednesday, November 8, from 6 – 7 p.m. EST that will sharpen your advocacy skills and provide ways to share your story and engage policymakers in the fight to expand access to second chances. Th…
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  Roxana Rincones · [email protected]
November 1, 2023 at 3:15 PM

What would you do with a second chance, Friends?

FAMM’s latest documentary is coming soon! FOLLOW US:Dear Friend, We are thrilled to share some exciting news with you: We are releasing our new documentary, "District of Second Chances," just in time for the holiday season!  Learn how you can see the film by signing up here: https://secure.everyacti…
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  Mary Price · [email protected]
October 30, 2023 at 3:27 PM

Let’s celebrate a major victory, friends!

FOLLOW US:Dear Friend, We have exciting news: On November 1, 2023, amendments expanding federal compassionate release will go into effect!  Earlier this year, the United States Sentencing Commission voted on a slate of amendments expanding the list of “extraordinary and compelling reasons” a judge …
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  Molly Gill · [email protected]
October 20, 2023 at 2:25 PM

I have an announcement, friends.

FOLLOW US:Dear friend, I have some bittersweet news: after 16 years with the organization, I will be leaving FAMM on October 25 to become an attorney advisor in the Office of Legislative Affairs at the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP). In my new role at the BOP, I’ll be working with members of Congr…
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  Ann Espuelas · [email protected]
October 13, 2023 at 2:27 PM

Join us next Thursday, friends!

FOLLOW US:Dear friend,  Please join our Policy and Family Outreach teams on Thursday, October 19, for a Zoom call about what FAMM is working on at the federal policy level: https://secure.everyaction.com/aQsVb-lcbECNYMnymh5zNQ2  We’ll update you on recent developments and answer your questions. We’…
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  Ann Espuelas · [email protected]
October 6, 2023 at 3:20 PM

Another storytelling workshop is in the works, friends!

Will you join us on October 12th? FOLLOW US:Dear Friend, Please join us for our bi-monthly Storytelling Workshop on October 12, via Zoom. As always, FAMM believes that personal stories can be a valuable tool we can all use in our fight for reform.  In this workshop, you’ll learn how to create and de…
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  Roxana Rincones · [email protected]
October 5, 2023 at 3:30 PM

We’ve reached a huge milestone, friends!

What this means for prison reform. FOLLOW US:Dear Friend, I’m thrilled to share with you that our #VisitAPrison campaign has passed a huge milestone: we’ve now logged over 200 visits from lawmakers around the country!  FAMM launched #VisitAPrison in 2022 as part of our goal to improve prison conditi…
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  Ann Espuelas · [email protected]
September 14, 2023 at 2:00 PM

Friends: Join us next week for our monthly call!

Join us for our bi-monthly state policy update. FOLLOW US:Dear friend, Please join our Policy and Family Outreach teams next Thursday, September 21, for a Zoom call about what FAMM is working on at the state level: https://secure.everyaction.com/B1N0r6gG3ESJzQr4lslrnA2  We’ll update you on recent de…
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  Alexandra Reyes · [email protected]
September 11, 2023 at 2:39 PM

Friends, you are a big part of our progress here at FAMM.

Thank you! FOLLOW US:Dear friend, Our recent 1 in 2 campaign was a success that far exceeded our goal of 12 new monthly donors at $12/month to help us fight for sentencing reform, prison oversight, and second chances.   Thank you, friends! Monthly giving grants us the opportunity to plan future proj…
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  Alexandra Reyes · [email protected]
August 27, 2023 at 5:00 PM

Friends, partner with us for just $12 a month.

FAMM needs your help to sustain hope for our families. FOLLOW US:Dear friend, Today is the last day of our monthly gift drive. We're asking for 12 new monthly donors at $12/month to help us fight for sentencing reform, prison oversight, and second chances.  We're so close to reaching our goal - we j…
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  Mary Price · [email protected]
August 25, 2023 at 1:46 PM

Good news for retroactivity, friends!

FOLLOW US:Dear Friend, Good news from the United States Sentencing Commission! Yesterday, the Commission voted to make retroactive the recent amendments to how the sentencing guidelines calculate criminal history. The courts can begin resentencings on February 1, 2024.  Two different amendments wil…
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  Dr. Shaneva D. McReynolds · [email protected]
August 23, 2023 at 2:44 PM

Friends, fight for Second Chances!

Become a 1 in 2 monthly donor. FOLLOW US:Dear friend,  As I shared last week, it's difficult for many affected family members to share their stories of their experience with the criminal justice system with friends and neighbors, let alone with lawmakers. Yet, one in two families experience incarcer…
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  Dr. Shaneva D. McReynolds · [email protected]
August 15, 2023 at 2:45 PM

Friends, fight for Second Chances!

Become a 1 in 2 monthly donor. FOLLOW US:Dear friend, Will you become a monthly donor today to help FAMM with their lifesaving work? https://secure.everyaction.com/4wsPiEojnUOZ1I0XLcdWFg2  Sharing stories is difficult for many dealing with a confusing and broken criminal justice system. We can feel …
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  Ann Espuelas · [email protected]
August 11, 2023 at 6:28 PM

friends: Join us for our next federal call!

FOLLOW US:Dear friend, Please join us for our bi-monthly Federal Policy Update Zoom call on Thursday, August 17, 2023, 6:00-7:00 p.m. Eastern Time. Register here: https://secure.everyaction.com/tLOrO8-XIkumy9vn9YrOqA2   Our Family Outreach, Storytelling, and Policy staff will be letting everyone kn…
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  Alexandra Reyes · [email protected]
August 9, 2023 at 3:30 PM

Friends, fight for Second Chances!

Become a 1 in 2 monthly donor. FOLLOW US:Dear friend, One in two adults have experienced incarceration in their family. Whether it's someone's mother, brother, or child, incarceration changes our lives – and overly harsh sentences don't make us safer.  Our justice system is hurting families and comm…
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  Ann Espuelas · [email protected]
July 26, 2023 at 3:00 PM

Join us, friends!

Our next storytelling workshop is August 2. FOLLOW US:Dear Friend, I hope everyone is having a good summer. FAMM Storytelling has been holding bi-monthly Zoom workshops, and the next one is August 2. We’d love to see you there!  RSVP for our next workshop here: https://secure.everyaction.com/x723sAR…
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  Mary Price · [email protected]
July 25, 2023 at 4:21 PM

We need your comments, friends!

Add your voice to proposed sentencing guideline changes. FOLLOW US:Dear Friend, The U.S. Sentencing Commission (Commission) is asking the public to comment on its priorities for amending the federal sentencing guidelines next year. We need your voice!  Submit your comments today by visiting the foll…
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  Molly Gill · [email protected]
July 20, 2023 at 5:55 PM

Friends, demand better prison conditions in this heat!

This is inhumane. FOLLOW US:Dear Friend, Did you know that air conditioning is not universally required in prisons in the United States? Thousands of people in prison are suffering through the summer heat with no relief in sight—but we can help. Contact your lawmakers today and demand humane prison …
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  Ann Espuelas · [email protected]
July 7, 2023 at 2:09 PM

What have you been up to, friends?

Join us for our bi-monthly state policy update. FOLLOW US:Dear friend, Please join us for our bi-monthly State Policy Update Zoom call on July 12:  https://secure.everyaction.com/IEmRPUpgIUe8vKoEWX4KVg2  Our Family Outreach, Storytelling, and Policy staff will be letting everyone know what we’ve bee…
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  Roxana Rincones · [email protected]
July 5, 2023 at 3:02 PM

I’d like to say hello, friends.

Meet FAMM's new Interim President, Roxana Rincones. FOLLOW US:Hi Friend, My name is Roxana Rincones, and I will be serving as FAMM’s interim president while we search for Kevin Ring’s replacement.  When I first started at FAMM, I’d been working for much of my career in nonprofit management, most rec…
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  Molly Gill · [email protected]
June 28, 2023 at 2:52 PM

Here’s to your advocacy, friends!

FOLLOW US:Dear [name], Last week, FAMM hosted about 70 affected family members, advocates, and formerly incarcerated individuals for Lobby Day 2023. We walked the halls of Congress and met with lawmakers to advocate passage of the EQUAL Act and establishing independent prison oversight across the c…
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  Molly Gill · [email protected]
June 20, 2023 at 2:00 PM

Friends, join us for Virtual Lobby Day!

FOLLOW US:Dear Friend, This week, several FAMMilies are joining us for a week of advocacy in our nation’s capital.  We will be hard at work advocating smart, commonsense criminal justice reform in meetings with members of Congress and the executive branch. While we wish we could have every FAMM mem…
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  Hasson Hawkins · [email protected]
June 18, 2023 at 5:00 PM

Happy Father's Day, friends!

Here’s why I never lost hope. FOLLOW US:Dear Friends,  When I was in prison, Father’s Day was mostly just a day like any other, unless my kids could come visit. But thinking about it now, every day was Father’s Day in a way, because being a dad has always been the most important thing to me. That’s …
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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]
June 12, 2023 at 3:43 PM

It's been great, FAMMily.

Here's to FAMM's next chapter. FOLLOW US:Dear FAMM: Life is a series of hellos and goodbyes – and on June 23, it will be my time to say goodbye as president of FAMM.  I leave the organization, my home away from home for the past 14 years, with immense gratitude and optimism. I’m grateful to Julie St…
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  Ann Espuelas · [email protected]
May 31, 2023 at 3:23 PM

friends, a new month means new updates for FAMM!

Join us for a special call about our federal policy work. FOLLOW US:Dear friend,  Please join our State Policy and Family Outreach teams next Wednesday, June 7, for a Zoom call about what FAMM is working on at the federal level: https://secure.everyaction.com/Doc2N3fGSUiph6wuJmlOXQ2  We’ll update yo…
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  Vanessa Rojas · [email protected]
May 26, 2023 at 6:00 PM

Thank you, friends!

Your gift unites families. FOLLOW US:Dear Friend, Thank you for your gift. Together, we raised $2,375 in support of FAMM and its work to secure many mothers and their families across the country the second chance they deserve.  Your gift will assist FAMM in championing their Second Chances Agenda, w…
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  Mary Price · [email protected]
May 23, 2023 at 3:00 PM

Friends : FAMM and the U.S. Sentencing Commission need your help!

Make sure your voice is heard by June 23rd! FOLLOW US:Dear Friend,  On April 27, 2023, the United States Sentencing Commission submitted to Congress amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines that would recommend lower sentences for certain defendants, including those with so-called status poin…
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  Vanessa Rojas · [email protected]
May 19, 2023 at 7:00 PM

There’s still time for a second chance!

FOLLOW US:Dear Friend, I hope you had a fantastic Mother's Day.  I know I did because of FAMM and its work toward meaningful reform, especially surrounding their Second Chances Agenda. Last year, I was granted a second chance, and this year, I could enjoy my family, hug my children and tell them I …
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  Vanessa Rojas · [email protected]
May 14, 2023 at 5:00 PM

With your support, every day is a gift.

Happy Mother's Day! FOLLOW US:Dear Friend, I want to wish you and yours a happy Mother's Day.  For me, today is a gift—one that I do not take for granted. Last week, I wrote about my most memorable Mother's Day, when I celebrated with my mother and children for the first time following my release fr…
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  Vanessa Rojas · [email protected]
May 10, 2023 at 2:55 PM

On Mother's Day, I got my second chance.

Will you help families get the second chance they deserve? FOLLOW US:Dear Friend, As I prepare for another Mother's Day with my mother and children, I remember that many mothers are still behind bars. I know the pain they feel being away from their children on Mother's Day. I know because I felt tha…
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  Julie Stewart · [email protected]
May 5, 2023 at 4:01 PM

I have some bittersweet news, friends.

FOLLOW US:Dear Friend, I am writing with the bittersweet news that Kevin Ring will be leaving FAMM at the end of June to take over as vice president of criminal justice advocacy at Arnold Ventures. It is incredibly hard to see Kevin go, but of course, we are excited to see what he will accomplish i…
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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]
May 3, 2023 at 3:22 PM

Friends, help us pass prison oversight!

Contact your senators today and show your support! FOLLOW US:Dear Friend, Good news for those of us fighting for safer, more humane prisons! Last week, a bipartisan group of lawmakers introduced a bill in Congress to create meaningful and independent oversight of the Federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP).…
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  Ann Espuelas · [email protected]
April 25, 2023 at 5:02 PM

What's going on in the states, friends?

Join us for a special call about our state policy work. FOLLOW US:Dear friend, Please join our State Policy and Family Outreach teams next Wednesday, May 3, for a Zoom call about what FAMM is working on at the state level: https://secure.everyaction.com/9jfUQLzFHEuELFxQSez3xw2   We’ll update you on …
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  Ann Espuelas · [email protected]
April 20, 2023 at 2:30 PM

Friends, let's share our stories!

RSVP for our free storytelling workshop today! FOLLOW US:Hi Friend, Your most powerful tool for criminal justice reform is your story–whether you’re a returning citizen, someone with a loved one inside, or for whatever reason you’re compelled to be a part of the fight. We want to help you make that …
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  Mary Price · [email protected]
April 10, 2023 at 3:11 PM

Friends, we've achieved a major victory!

Changes to compassionate release have just been adopted federally! FOLLOW US:Hi Friends, Wednesday, April 5, was a huge day for FAMM at the U.S. Sentencing Commission. The Commission voted on a number of changes to the U.S. Sentencing Guidelines, including changes to compassionate release.  We are g…
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  Daniel Landsman · [email protected]
April 5, 2023 at 2:57 PM

Friends, you're invited to a call with Kevin Ring on Thursday!

RSVP today. FOLLOW US:Dear Friend, Join us for a special call this Thursday, April 6, at 6:00 p.m. EDT. RSVP here: https://secure.everyaction.com/9VEssts5i06O72emuu28zw2    Please join Kevin Ring, me, and our Family Outreach team for a Zoom call about what FAMM is working on at the federal level. We…
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  Bryan Widenhouse, FAMM · [email protected]
March 29, 2023 at 3:00 PM

Friends, I know what a second chance means.

FOLLOW US:Dear Friend,  On March 17, Gov. Michelle Lujan Grisham, of New Mexico, signed new state legislation banning life without the possibility of parole (LWOP) sentences for people who committed their crimes as children. The bill also gives parole eligibility to people serving lengthy sentences…
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  Mary Price · [email protected]
March 9, 2023 at 4:05 PM

Time is running out, everyone!

FAMM We need your comments by March 14. Follow us:   Dear friend, The deadline to submit comments in favor of compassionate release expansion is coming up fast! Will you take a moment to contact the U.S. Sentencing Commission? You can submit your comments b…
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  Mary Price · [email protected]
March 2, 2023 at 4:41 PM

Help us expand compassionate release, everyone!

FAMM Follow us:   Dear friend, FAMM and the U.S. Sentencing Commission need your help! The Commission held a hearing last week on proposed amendments to the compassionate release policy statement. I testified, as did an amazing panel of formerly incarcerat…
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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]
February 23, 2023 at 6:11 PM

EQUAL is back! Help us pass it, friends.

FAMM Follow us:   Dear friend, The fight for fair sentencing in Congress is back on! Last week, the EQUAL Act was reintroduced in both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives. This bill would eliminate, once and for all, the indefensible sent…
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  Shanna Rifkin · [email protected]
February 16, 2023 at 3:00 PM

Have you contacted the BOP yet, friend?

FAMM Follow us:   Dear friend, It's not too late to submit comments on a proposed Bureau of Prisons (BOP) rule that would mean less money for those in prison who need it most. Here is more info on how to submit your comment: https://docs.google.com/documen…
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  Lee Horton for FAMM · [email protected]
February 14, 2023 at 4:30 PM

My Second Chance Love Story

FAMM Follow us:   Dear friend, My name is Lee Horton. Two years ago this month I was granted clemency from a life sentence. I'd been in prison for 28 years at that point. Today, because it's Valentine's, I want to tell you a little story about love and mar…
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  Molly Gill · [email protected]
February 9, 2023 at 3:00 PM

Can prison oversight sweep the nation, friends?

FAMM Follow us:   Dear friend, Here at FAMM, we started advocating independent oversight of prison systems because of the stories we heard from our incarcerated members – stories about crumbling facilities, inedible food, neglect, abuse, horrifying conditi…
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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]
February 3, 2023 at 3:01 PM

They’re home to stay, everyone!

FAMM Follow us:   Dear friend, Since thousands of individuals were released from federal prison to home confinement under the CARES Act, there has been uncertainty over whether they'd be forced to return to prison. I'm happy to report that these individual…
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  Shanna Rifkin · [email protected]
January 24, 2023 at 3:45 PM

The BOP needs to hear from you, everyone!

FAMM Follow us:   Dear friend, The Bureau of Prisons (BOP) is proposing changes to the operation of the Inmate Financial Responsibility Program (IFRP). The proposed rule would automatically put 75% of money sent from family members to people in prison towa…
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  Kevin Ring · [email protected]
January 19, 2023 at 2:31 PM

We've got a full agenda, everyone. Can we count on you?

FAMM See what's in store for 2023. Follow us:   Dear friend, I hope your new year is off to a good start. After a quick break over the holiday, we're back in full swing and ready to fight for much-needed criminal justice reform. We have a full agenda ahead …
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  Mary Price · [email protected]
January 13, 2023 at 7:32 PM

We need your voice, everyone!

FAMM Follow us:   Dear friend, The United States Sentencing Commission met yesterday and proposed amendments to the federal Sentencing Guidelines. You can find the Commission's proposed amendments here: https://www.ussc.gov/sites/default/files/pdf/amendmen…
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