Federal Funding Needed for Compassionate Release for Older, Sick Prisoners

From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/):

FAMM this week called on Congress to expand the federal compassionate release program. This program is designed to let sick, elderly, and other prisoners who pose little risk to public safety get out of prison early.

On Wednesday, we hosted a briefing on Capitol Hill that featured policy experts and affected individuals, including FAMM’s general counsel, Mary Price, who co-authored a seminal report on compassionate release in 2012. You can read more about the briefing and our esteemed panelists here.

We also partnered with Brave New Films to produce a short new documentary that highlights the need for compassionate release. We premiered this compelling film at our briefing. You can watch it here:

Securing broad federal sentencing reform in the current political climate will be challenging, but expanding compassionate release should be a no-brainer.

After all, releasing elderly and sick prisoners would save significant amounts of money without jeopardizing public safety.

Please share our video with your friends and family, and be on the lookout for more updates on this issue in the months ahead.

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