FAMM VIDEO visually presents the stories of those most affected by counterproductive sentencing and prison policies.
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."
Featured
| Drug-free school zone law
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.
Experts
| Mandatory Minimums
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).
FAMM is working in your state!
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.
Featured
| State
How It Feels to Have Your Life Sentence Commuted
Evans Ray was 12 years into a life sentence for a nonviolent drug offense when he received clemency. In this short video, he describes the way it felt when he heard the news.
Profiles
| Clemency
Frenemies for Sentencing Reform!
In Maryland, Republican Senator Michael Hough and Democrat Delegate Erek Barron have more in common than you might think. Despite their partisan differences, the two have come together to support one important issue: sentencing reform.
Our Work
| Sentencing
Time Sensitive: A Compassionate Release Story
Compassionate release is denied to most who apply, despite rising health care costs in prison and the human dignity that aging prisoners deserve.
Our Work
| Compassionate Release
Nobody Cared: A Compassionate Release Story
What is compassionate release? For the Rossin family, it was a last chance.
Our Work
| Compassionate Release