FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Rabiah Burks rburks@famm.org 202.822.6700 FAMM Statement on DOJ Charging Memo WASHINGTON – FAMM is gravely disappointed with the new charging memo issued today by Attorney General Jeff Sessions. While we appreciate the attorney general’s commitment to reducing crime and combating dangerous opioid abuse, we think his strategy is misguided, unsupported by … Read More
Read MoreFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Lani Prunès (202) 822-6700 lprunes@famm.org FAMM Urges Senate to Vet Federal Prosecutors Joins Advocates in Seeking Answers on Prosecutorial Philosophy WASHINGTON, DC – FAMM President Kevin Ring yesterday signed a letter to the chair and ranking member of the Senate Judiciary Committee in which he urged the committee to … Read More
Read MoreCurbing the Federal Bureau of Prisons’ massive budget is one of the Justice Department’s seven most urgent priorities, according to a memo issued this month by DOJ Inspector General Michael Horowitz. “The Department of Justice continues to face two interrelated crises in the federal prison system,” Horowitz wrote in a memo to the offices of … Read More
Read MoreAttorney General Eric Holder has issued a memo prohibiting prosecutors from using the threat of enhanced mandatory minimum sentences solely to force criminal defendants to plead guilty in drug trafficking cases. These super-sized mandatory minimums, called “section 851 enhancements,” allow prosecutors to ensure a defendant’s mandatory minimum sentence is doubled or even increased to life in … Read More
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