From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/): Families Against Mandatory Minimums is ramping up the movement for medical parole in Pennsylvania to bring home our sick and aging loved ones. We’re also fighting the possible return of mandatory minimums in Pennsylvania … Continued
From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/): Some old and new battles await us in the Pennsylvania legislature this year. First, the old: several lawmakers have proposed reinstating the mandatory minimum sentences for gun possession offenses that the state’s Supreme Court … Continued
From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/): President Trump signed the First Step Act into law on December 21, 2018. Since then, we’ve been getting tons of calls and emails with questions about the new law. We attempt to answer most … Continued
Posted at https://www.publicnewsservice.org/2018-12-20/disabilities/criminal-justice-reform-a-major-issue-for-people-with-disabilities/a65006-1 December 20, 2018 – Andrea Sears, Public News Service (PA) Play Audio in Browser Window The First Step Act will apply to many of the 180,000 people in federal prisons. (PublicDomainPictures) HARRISBURG, PA. – The criminal justice … Continued
Posted on Nov 01, 2017 Harrisburg—State Senator Stewart J. Greenleaf (R, Montgomery, Bucks) and State Senator Sharif Street (D, Philadelphia) will host a roundtable discussion on criminal justice reform efforts in Pennsylvania with experts and community leaders. Senator Greenleaf, chairman of … Continued
From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/): A powerful group of Republican and Democratic senators have come together in support of federal sentencing and prison reform. Yesterday, the group, led by Sens. Chuck Grassley (R-IA) and Dick Durbin (D-IL), introduced the Sentencing Reform and … Continued
From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/): As you know, some politicians in Harrisburg want to pass mandatory minimum sentences for low-level drug and gun crimes. We are fighting this effort because we know mandatory minimums hurt families and taxpayers without … Continued
From Families Against Mandatory Minimums (http://famm.org/): Several months ago, we raised the alarm about Kate’s Law, a new sentencing bill that would fill federal prisons to bursting and cost taxpayers billions each year. Kate’s Law would require mandatory minimum five-year … Continued
From the Sentencing Project (http://www.sentencingproject.org): New analysis of significant changes in federal sentencing Since reaching a peak in 2013, the federal prison population declined 13% by the close of 2016—twice the national rate of decarceration. But recent policy changes by … Continued
Lancaster County District Attorney Craig Stedman resorted to fear mongering to push for a mandatory sentencing bill to pass the state Senate. Screenshot via PA Senate. By Elizabeth Randol, Legislative Director, American Civil Liberties Union of Pennsylvania On May 18, … Continued