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FAMM Announces Shanna Rifkin As New General Counsel; Mary Price Transitions to Senior Counsel
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE July 1, 2025 Media Contact: teamfamm@mrss.com FAMM Announces Shanna Rifkin As New General Counsel; Mary Price Transitions to Senior Counsel WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today FAMM (formerly known as Families Against Mandatory Minimums) announced two exciting staff transitions on its leadership team. Starting today, Tuesday, July 1, Shanna Rifkin, who has served as…
Read MoreThe Sunshine State’s Justice Reform Hero
Since Denise Rock started the criminal justice reform group Florida Cares in August 2017, the organization has impacted reform and activism around the issue in the state in a remarkable way. Yet it got its start in the most ordinary of places. “Florida Cares came out of meeting people in the parking lots of prisons,”…
Read MoreFAMM President Dr. Shaneva D. McReynolds Delivers Testimony to U.S. Sentencing Commission
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE March 12, 2025 Media Contact: teamfamm@mrss.com WASHINGTON, D.C. – Dr. Shaneva D. McReynolds, President of FAMM, delivered testimony today at the U.S. Sentencing Commission’s Public Hearing on Proposed Amendments to Federal Sentencing Guidelines. Dr. McReynolds’ testimony is available here. FAMM’s public comment for Proposed Amendments on drug guidelines as part of the…
Read MoreBiden sets record by commuting sentences of nearly 2,500 people convicted on nonviolent drug charges
January 17, 2025 WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden announced Friday that he was commuting the sentences of almost 2,500 people convicted of nonviolent drug offenses, using his final days in office on a flurry of clemency actions meant to nullify prison terms he deemed too harsh. The recent round of clemency gives Biden the presidential record…
Read MoreEnterprise man one of 1,500 granted clemency by President Biden, hopes to make most of second chance
January 14, 2025 ENTERPRISE, Ala (WDHN) — An Enterprise man is trying to make the most of his recent second chance at freedom and life after President Joe Biden granted him clemency. “It was a breath of fresh air because I’ve been working hard. My outdate was 2031,” said Brian Rowe. Rowe was convicted on…
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