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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE September 8, 2025 Media Contact: teamfamm@mrss.com WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today FAMM (formerly known as Families Against Mandatory Minimums) has announced that Maria Goellner has been appointed as Vice President of External Relations. In this role, Maria will advance FAMM’s national, nonpartisan mission to move America to a system of justice that incentivizes…

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…

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…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 23, 2024 Media Contact: teamfamm@mrss.com WASHINGTON, D.C. – FAMM (formerly Families Against Mandatory Minimums) is honored to announce Dr. Shaneva D. McReynolds as its newest president. McReynolds has been involved with FAMM since 2013, most recently as Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Organizational Development and as Illinois policy consultant. Before…

Crane to develop nation’s first state-level compassionate release clearinghouse

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Media Contact: teamfamm@mrss.com WASHINGTON, D.C. – FAMM (formerly Families Against Mandatory Minimums) is honored to announce Dr. Shaneva D. McReynolds as its first Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Organizational Development. McReynolds has worked with FAMM since 2021 as its Illinois Policy Consultant and will now join FAMM as a full-time employee.…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEAugust 20, 2024 Press contact: teamfamm@mrss.com WASHINGTON, D.C. – In response to today’s announcement by the U.S. Department of Justice that it is launching a civil rights investigation into conditions at Tennessee’s notorious Trousdale Turner Correctional Center – a privately run prison known for frequent incidents of violence and deaths, high staff turnover,…

For Media Inquiries: If you have media questions, please contact us at media@famm.org. FAMM Celebrates Michigan’s Successful Passage of Medically Frail Parole Reform  SB 599, which has now passed the Michigan House and Senate, helps Michigan’s 2019 Medically Frail Parole statute work as intended Lansing, MI – Last week, the Michigan State Legislature officially passed…

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJuly 10, 2024 Press contact: teamfamm@mrss.com WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today the United States Senate successfully passed the Federal Prison Oversight Act (FPOA), which will increase independent transparency and accountability within the federal Bureau of Prisons (BOP), by unanimous consent. Experts from FAMM, who advocate for people impacted by incarceration in federal prisons, say…