FAMM VIDEO visually presents the stories of those most affected by counterproductive sentencing and prison policies.
Kennadi and Kendall Williams Share Their Story
Kennadi and Kendall Williams share their story at Our Families for Justice Reform NOW Rally. Families and advocates from all over the nation and across the political spectrum came to D.C. for the rally and to lobby Congress to fix the broken justice system. #cantwait
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Senator Rand Paul at FAMM Rally
Senator Rand Paul spoke out in support of prison reform at Our Families for Justice Reform NOW Rally. The rally brought together families and advocates from all over the nation and across the political spectrum. Families need relief from the burden that is the broken justice system, and they #cantwait any longer for reform.
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Conservatives agree: it’s time to reform Tennessee’s drug free school zone laws
"It was designed to prevent children from being involved in a drug deal, seeing drug deals...it had great intentions."
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James Forman: Fighting for Criminal Justice Part One
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.
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Enhancing Public Safety at Lower Cost: Why Pennsylvania Should Reject Mandatory Minimums
Pennsylvania policymakers must choose individualized, evidence-based approaches to sentencing over mandatory sentencing regimes.
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Victims call for Tennessee drug-free school zone law reform
"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."
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James Forman: Fighting for Criminal Justice Part Two
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.
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FAMM Fights for Drug-Free School Zone Law
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.
The Need to Reform Missouri’s Mandatory Sentences
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).