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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,”…
Eden Kinlock joined FAMM’s policy team in January 2024. In her role as State Legislative Affairs Manager she spearheads our Visit-a-Prison campaign, a hallmark of FAMM’s work to open the hearts and minds of decision makers across the country. Her work tracking legislation, monitoring sentencing and prison reform developments, and performing legislative and policy research…
Too many people in Florida are serving long prison terms that don’t make communities safer. There are plenty of people locked up like Stephan Stuckey, who do not pose a risk to public safety yet languish in prison for decades, some of them seriously ill.
For Families FAMM was founded more than 30 years ago by families directly affected by the criminal justice system. When a person is incarcerated, their family suffers, too. Affected families continue to deeply inform our mission to change hearts and minds to make reform a reality. “As a family member, it is so rewarding to…
“I’ve spent more time in prison than I’ve spent outside in society, and essentially grew up in prison,” says Antonio Howard, who lived in Pennsylvania state prison for more than 26 years. Yet today, what defines Antonio the most is not his imprisonment, but rather his vibrant relationship to art and his community. Now free, Antonio is a successful artist, author, activist, and paralegal.
Second Chances Too many people are in prison for too long — with virtually no way to get a second chance.It’s time our sentencing laws recognize people’s capacity to change and their readiness to come home. We need as many methods as possible to give people an opportunity to be considered for a second chance,…
Sentencing Reform Excessively harsh laws and sentencing guidelines destroy families and communities.Just as people change, our understanding of justice does, too. Sentencing reform aims to reflect that and change laws that result in unduly long sentences. Our work focuses on mandatory minimum and sentencing guideline reform.Criminal justice reform starts with sentencing reform. We work with…
For Media Inquiries: Tripp Laino, 202-999-4273 tlaino@famm.org FAMM Board announces departure of Kevin Ring as President WASHINGTON – FAMM Board Chair Julie Stewart announced today that the organization’s president, Kevin Ring, will be leaving in June to become vice president of criminal justice advocacy at Arnold Ventures. Stewart said the FAMM Board immediately would begin a search for…
My name is Lee Horton. I’m from North Philadelphia, and I’m 57. I’ve been married for 30 years and have four children. In 1993, I was sentenced to life in prison. I spent 28 years there before I was given clemency in 2021.
For Media Inquiries: Tripp Laino, 202-999-4273 tlaino@famm.org FAMM releases statement after U.S. Sentencing Commission proposes amendments to federal sentencing guidelines WASHINGTON – FAMM General Counsel Mary Price released the following statement after the U.S. Sentencing Commission (USSC) met today to announce proposed amendments to the federal sentencing guidelines. The amendments would touch several areas in the guidelines, including…
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