Press Release

FAMM President Dr. Shaneva D. McReynolds Delivers Testimony to U.S. Sentencing Commission

March 17, 2025

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…

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FAMM Announces Dr. Shaneva D. McReynolds as President

October 23, 2024

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…

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FAMM Announces Molly Crane as 2024 Equal Justice Works Fellow

September 5, 2024

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

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FAMM Announces Dr. Shaneva D. McReynolds as New Vice President of Strategic Initiatives and Organizational Development

August 29, 2024

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.…

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FAMM Applauds DOJ Announcement of Civil Investigation Into Conditions at Trousdale Turner Correctional Center

August 20, 2024

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,…

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FAMM Celebrates Michigan’s Successful Passage of Medically Frail Parole Reform

July 24, 2024

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…

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FAMM Celebrates U.S. Senate’s Successful Passage of Federal Prison Oversight Act

July 10, 2024

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…

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FAMM Announces Moses Cook As New President and CEO

February 5, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE FEBRUARY 5, 2024 Media Contact: teamfamm@mrss.com WASHINGTON, D.C. – FAMM (formerly Families Against Mandatory Minimums), is honored to announce Moses Cook as its new president and CEO after a nationwide search. Cook begins his position today, February 5, 2024, and will bring his two decades of experience in the field of criminal…

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FAMM Advocate Testifies at Senate Judiciary Committee Hearing on First Step Act

January 17, 2024

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJanuary 17, 2024 Press contact: teamfamm@mrss.com WASHINGTON, D.C. – On Wednesday, January 17, FAMM Senior Policy Advisor Matthew Charles testified in front of the full Senate Judiciary Com mittee at a hearing to celebrate the fifth anniversary of the bipartisan passage of the First Step Act, a landmark criminal justice reform bill. Invited…

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FAMM to Premiere New Documentary, “District of Second Chances,” Dec. 7 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

November 27, 2023

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMonday, Nov. 27, 2023 FAMM to Premiere New Documentary, “District of Second Chances,” Dec. 7 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. WASHINGTON  – FAMM, a leading criminal justice reform organization, is thrilled to announce the premiere of its latest documentary film, “District of Second Chances,” at the National Press Club…

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