From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/): FAMM is fighting to preserve judges’ authority to resentence federal prisoners using compassionate release. Why? Because we know that the Bureau of Prisons does not always grant compassionate release to incarcerated people who deserve … Continued
From Spotlight PA (https://www.spotlightpa.org/): Older people serving life sentences in Pennsylvania’s prisons have two options for release: a commutation or the state’s version of “compassionate release.” Compassionate release offers incarcerated people who are terminally ill or incapacitated a chance to … Continued
From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): (From Bill Underwood at the Sentencing Project) I hope you never wake up in a cell, knowing that a wrong move could mean you won’t survive the day. I had to do just that for … Continued
From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): Recently we 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. We have great news: Gwen is home, … Continued
From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/): It’s not just that we lock up too many people. We lock up too many people for far too long. We leave them in prison for years—even decades. Some remain behind bars even though … Continued
Please consider adding your name to a letter to Governor Wolf (below) calling on him to issue reprieves or temporarily suspend the sentences of elderly and vulnerable incarcerated persons most at risk from the coronavirus. SIGNATURES ARE NEEDED BY CLOSE … Continued
From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/): 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 … Continued
From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/): The U.S. Sentencing Commission has released a set of proposed priorities for its work that could result in new and amended guidelines late next year. As always, the commission has asked for public comment … Continued
From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/): FAMM is bringing the case for compassionate release to Pennsylvania! Join us to hear a bipartisan panel of experts discuss the need for increased use of compassionate release for sick and elderly prisoners in … Continued
From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/): FAMM has been advocating tirelessly for a legislative fix to the federal government’s broken compassionate release process. We’re happy to announce that our call did not go unheard. Last week, Sens. Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), … Continued