Videos

Nichole Forde's life was spiraling downward, culminating in a 27-year mandatory minimum prison sentence. Here's her story.

Dr. James Forman, author of the Pulitzer Prize-winning book "Locking Up Our Own: Crime and Punishment in Black America" and Yale Law Professor, speaks passionately about criminal justice in America with Kevin Ring, President of FAMM, and Erek Barron, Maryland State Delegate. Recorded at the office of Miller Chevalier in Washington, D.C. on May 24, 2018.

Pennsylvania policymakers must choose individualized, evidence-based approaches to sentencing over mandatory sentencing regimes.

Paul Fields was a deadhead who made the bad decision to sell pot and received 15 years for a first-time offense. Happily, his sentence was commuted by President Obama in December 2016.

This is one of the worst sentencing stories we've ever heard -- and we've heard a lot. Please share if you think Cynthia's sentence was horribly unfair.

"As someone who was raped in Tennessee, it's ridiculous that Tennessee law punishes someone who sells drugs in a school zone as harshly, or maybe even harsher, than they punish a rapist."

In the second half of this session with Dr. James Forman, State Delegate Erek Barron and Kevin Ring, President of FAMM, Rep. Barron describes what it's like to try to pass legislation that addresses the over-sentencing and racial inequality of current criminal justice laws. Recorded at the office of Miller Chevalier in Washington, D.C. on May 24, 2018.

Unable to attend our last event on prison reform? Check out video coverage, in 3 parts. We started off the event with a welcome from Molly Gill, followed by statements from Senator Mike Lee (R-UT) and Rep. Bobby Scott (D-VA).

Unable to attend our last event on prison reform? Check out video coverage, in 3 parts. Part 2 shows our panelists discussing prison reform and the state of reentry. 4 out of 5 of our experts served time themselves, giving a unique inside-look at the issue.

Unable to attend our last event on prison reform? Check out video coverage, in 3 parts. Our event concluded with great questions from the audience.

At FAMM's 25th anniversary, president and founder Julie Stewart reflects on the day she knew she had to start FAMM.

On February 5, 2018, FAMM hosted a panel in Nashville to highlight Tennessee’s drug-free school zone law, which costs the state millions to lock up low-level drug offenders. Tennessee State Representative Tilman Goins spoke about the reform legislation he is sponsoring, and the panel featured Julia Warren from Right on Crime; Lauren Krisai from Justice Action Network, and two families whose loved ones have been sentenced under this law—Joi Davis, wife of Terrance Davis, and Buel Moore, father of Sara Moore. Kevin Ring, President of FAMM, moderated.

Conservative voices speak out on sentencing reform, including Grover Norquist (Americans for Tax Reform), Greg Glod (Right on Crime), Vikrant Reddy (Charles Koch Institute), Pat Nolan (American Conservative Union Foundation), Jason Pye (Freedom Works), David Keene (American Conservative Union), Arthur Rizer (R Street), and Greg Newburn (FAMM).

Jacquale Clark received a lengthy mandatory minimum sentence for the help she gave her drug-dealing boyfriend.

He got sober and had turned his life around in a big way. But at sentencing, the judge couldn't take any of that into account. Now Jeff Woods sits in federal prison for years.

Three women share how harsh mandatory minimum sentences have impacted their lives.

It's been over 30 years. Time to fix what isn't working.

Get the facts.

Prisoners spoke. We listened. Here is a video summary of the results from the first-ever federal prisoner survey.

This year, FAMM is working in more states than ever before. We're changing drug sentencing laws, convincing lawmakers not to create mandatory minimum sentences, and so much more.