Kelly Haynes, FAMM · [email protected]

January 20, 2026 at 3:28 PM

Question – What's holding you back?

We’ve got a question for you! Donate Dear FAMMily,  We’ve got a question for you! What is the greatest barrier to your advocacy?  I don’t know who my lawmakers are and how to get in touch with them. I don’t know how the process of advocacy works. I don’t know what advocacy means. I feel hopeless,…

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  Kelly Haynes, FAMM · [email protected]

January 15, 2026 at 3:37 PM

What do you think of the FAMM Website?

Donate Hey FAMMily!  I hope your 2026 is going well. FAMM is currently in the process of designing a brand-new website to better serve our FAMMily members and we need YOUR help! We’d like to invite you to take our website survey here: 2026 FAMM Website Survey. FAMM needs this information to ensure …

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  Kelly Haynes, FAMM · [email protected]

January 12, 2026 at 3:34 PM

Join us for a powerful Storytelling Workshop focusing on second chances

FAMM believes that personal stories are a valuable tool we can all use in our fight for reform Donate Dear FAMMily,  As we head into the new year, FAMM is all about fresh starts – including for our upcoming Advocacy Storytelling Workshop. Please join us for “Advocacy Storytelling: Why My Loved One N…

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  Alissa Davis, FAMM · [email protected]

January 1, 2026 at 1:31 AM

🎊 , Last Call for Your 12/31 Tradition! 🎉

There’s still time—but not much. Donate Dear FAMMily, I love making donations on 12/31—it’s such a hopeful way to end the year. Please Make Your 12/31 Gift Many of our FAMM supporters share this tradition, so I wanted to offer a quick reminder as the year comes to a close: if FAMM is part of your …

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  Alissa Davis, FAMM · [email protected]

December 31, 2025 at 8:10 PM

There's Still Time to Fight for Families

There’s still time—but not much. Donate Dear FAMMily,  There’s still time—but not much. You can still make a HUGE impact before this campaign closes at midnight.  MAKE YOUR LAST GIFT OF 2025 If you’ve been meaning to give in 2025, this is the moment. PLEASE DONATE NOW Thank you for standing with FAM…

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  Alissa Davis, FAMM · [email protected]

December 30, 2025 at 3:34 PM

Making Holidays Whole Again

Thanks for celebrating with us — and one last chance to support families this Giving Season Donate Dear FAMMily,  As Giving Season comes to a close, I wanted to reach out to thank you for your support.  You make it possible for FAMM's small but mighty team of 21 to keep showing up for families, for …

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  Shaneva D. McReynolds, Ph.D., FAMM · [email protected]

December 29, 2025 at 3:38 PM

35 Years of FAMM

I am deeply honored to lead an organization whose work to change bad criminal justice policy goes back three and a half decades DONATE TO FAMM – 35 YEARS OF ADVOCACY Dear FAMMily,  FAMM will celebrate 35 years in existence in 2026 – Happy New Year! I am deeply honored to lead an organization whose w…

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  Alissa Davis, FAMM · [email protected]

December 26, 2025 at 3:27 PM

8 Ways To Give Hope: How To Make A Major Difference

The things your support can make possible in 2026 Donate Dear FAMMily,  I'd like to show you something exciting!  Giving Season is nearly over, but with you by our side in 2026, FAMM will keep pushing for second chances, prison oversight, and sentencing reform. I want to share just some of the thin…

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  Shaneva D. McReynolds, Ph.D., FAMM · [email protected]

December 23, 2025 at 3:35 PM

Holiday Greetings from FAMM

At a recent FAMMily call, our community supported each other by sharing the things that bring them pain and joy this time of year. Donate Dear FAMMily,  This time of year always brings my thoughts back to the mixed emotions the holidays can bring. At a recent FAMMily call, our community supported e…

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  Alissa Davis, FAMM · [email protected]

December 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM

“Grandma, remember that Christmas we had six dollars?”

Pull up a chair. This one feels like we’re sitting in Grandma’s living room, passing stories around while something good is cooking and the holidays are settling in around us. Donate Dear FAMMily,  Pull up a chair. This one feels like we’re sitting in Grandma’s living room, passing stories around wh…

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  Kendrick Fulton, Jr., FAMM Advocate · [email protected]

December 17, 2025 at 3:34 PM

What a Chicken Fajita Burrito Taught Me About Freedom

In 2020, Christmas came early: my dad was released under CARES Act home confinement Donate Dear FAMMily   My name is Kendrick Fulton, Jr., and recently you got an email from my dad, Kendrick, Sr. I was three years old when he went to prison, and I’m 26 now. I remember sitting in front of Nickelodeon…

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  Shanna Rifkin, FAMM · [email protected]

December 15, 2025 at 7:58 PM

Read about the United States Sentencing Commission’s new proposed amendments!

We wanted to give you an early heads-up about the issues the Commission will be considering next year Donate Dear FAMMily,  As we approach the end of the year, I wanted to share an important update from the United States Sentencing Commission.  On Friday, December 12, the Sentencing Commission voted…

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  Dr. Shaneva D. McReynolds, Ph.D. FAMM · [email protected]

December 5, 2025 at 8:29 PM

Clemency and the autopen

The FAMM team is looking into this issue very closely and as we have always done, FAMM will fight to keep our loved ones home. Donate Dear FAMMily,  Some of you may have seen President Trump's announcement on Truth Social that he is voiding executive orders under President Biden that were signed usi…

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  Alissa Davis, FAMM · [email protected]

December 3, 2025 at 12:04 AM

The Holidays that Are + Your Donation is MATCHED

When you give, you’re not just supporting policy change and second chances. You’re working to give people time back with the people they love. Donate Dear FAMMily,  I wrote to you earlier today about The Holidays that Weren't—the ones where family members waited anxiously to be able to speak to the…

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  Alissa Davis, FAMM · [email protected]

December 2, 2025 at 9:03 PM

GIFTS MATCHED TODAY + The Holidays that Weren't

For countless families impacted by excessive sentencing, holidays simply aren't what they should be Donate Dear FAMMily,  Will you stand with families still fighting, hoping, and believing that justice can be different?   Your Giving Tuesday gift is DOUBLED TODAY: https://act.famm.org/a/donate  For …

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  Kendrick Fulton, Sr., FAMM Advocate · [email protected]

December 2, 2025 at 3:34 PM

A Dad, A Bicycle, and the Holiday Freedom He Waited 20 Years For

In prison, I replayed holiday memories of me and my dad over and over and imagined doing the same with my own kids Donate Dear FAMMily,  My name is Kendrick Fulton, Sr. After decades in prison, I am now free, and finally saying “Happy Holidays” feels amazing. When I was inside, holidays were rough. …

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  Dr. Shaneva D. McReynolds, Ph.D. FAMM · [email protected]

November 27, 2025 at 3:35 PM

Happy Thanksgiving from all of us at FAMM

Together, we are stronger, and together we give thanks. Dear FAMMily, This Thanksgiving, I am reflecting on the importance of family—the joy of shared meals at crowded tables, the comfort of being together, and the dedication required of us to reunite those still apart. For more than three decades, …

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  Judith Negron, FAMM Advocate · [email protected]

November 19, 2025 at 7:36 PM

Pokémon, empanadas, and gratitude

Before I say what I’m thankful for this Thanksgiving, I should say: I am a terrible cook. Donate Dear FAMMily,  Before I say what I’m thankful for this Thanksgiving, I should say: I am a terrible cook. If I were to cook for the holiday, no one would eat it! So I’m grateful that my husband is a phen…

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  FAMM Staff · [email protected]

November 11, 2025 at 3:34 PM

He survived war … but almost died in prison

This Veterans Day, we hope you’ll read and share Van’s story and join us in honoring our country’s incarcerated veterans and activist veterans Donate Dear FAMMily,  This Veterans Day, we’re thinking about Native Hawaiian Van Keoki Kahumolu. For Van, simply sitting in the sun is a not-so-small pleasu…

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  Kelly Haynes, FAMM · [email protected]

November 5, 2025 at 3:34 PM

Lockdowns are a growing crisis - Join our Storytelling Workshop and learn to advocate for loved ones

In this workshop, you’ll learn how to create and deliver a powerful advocacy story, plus you’ll connect with FAMM staff and others Donate Dear FAMMily,  Have you and your loved ones been affected by lockdowns? There’s a growing crisis across the nation – lockdowns are happening more and more often i…

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  Kelly Haynes, FAMM · [email protected]

October 30, 2025 at 3:27 PM

🚨 FINAL REMINDER: Your FAMM Voice Member Survey Closes November 3rd! Last Chance to Share Your Voice

This survey is the single most direct and important way we can gauge member needs and shape FAMM’s outreach. Donate Complete the Survey Dear FAMMily,  Thank you again to everyone who has already participated in and shared the Member Engagement Survey—we are thrilled with the response and the invalu…

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  Daniel Landsman, FAMM · [email protected]

October 23, 2025 at 2:34 PM

FAMM's State Policy Update for Oct. 2025

Donate Dear FAMMily,  We are nearing the end of 2025! Many of our target states have wrapped their legislative session but a few are still going or will pick up their work in the final months of the year. This map shows when your state legislative session begins and ends: https://www.ncsl.org/about…

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  Kelly Haynes, FAMM · [email protected]

October 20, 2025 at 2:35 PM

Survey Reminder: Call to Drive FAMM Engagement & Share Your Voice!

Thank you for helping us make our member outreach as effective and relevant as possible! Donate Dear FAMMily,  First, a huge thank you to everyone who has already completed the Member Engagement Survey or shared it widely with their networks! Your efforts in Week 1 have given us a strong starting p…

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