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Ever wanted to get involved in #cjreform discussions? If you're in DC, register for free for The Cato Institute's event tomorrow, "The State of American Criminal Justice."
Our VP Kevin Ring will be speaking on a panel at 10am discussing the human toll of incarceration.

Live too far away to stop in? Watch the event live! Get all the info below, and be sure to let us know your thoughts as you watch.

The State of American Criminal Justice
After another year of protests and unrest across the country, criminal justice reform remains a contentious issue. Some cities have experienced an increase in homicide rates, police departments are under intense scrutiny for their handling of police shootings, and prisoners are protesting living con...
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Our latest via Ann Clark Espuelas: a call to Senator Jeff Sessions to remember the lives that are at stake without equitable #cjreform.
Please read and share, and tell us your thoughts!

Sen. Sessions Should Meet the Families of Those Serving Unjust Sentences – FAMM
If he took the time to meet and listen to the families of people like Mandy, Missy, Paul, and Robyn, he would realize very quickly what a waste our current sentencing laws are.
medium.com|By Ann Espuelas
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Good morning, FAMMily! Wanted to share this article about Mandy Martinson via Globe Gazette.

If you've been following her story, you know that after being unjustly sentenced to 15 years under a mandatory minimum, Mandy received a commuted sentence by Pres. Obama and is home in time for the holidays.

Please read and share her testimony.

After 12 years behind bars, Mason City woman wants to help others
MASON CITY — Mandy Martinson received a call she’d almost given up on while standing in a prison administrative office in Waseca, Minnesota.
globegazette.com|By MOLLY MONTAG molly.montag@globegazette.com
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An update on the current state of commutations, quoting our own Mary Price:
"This is not a jailbreak; this is a considered, careful, deliberative process,”

Please read, comment your thoughts, and then share with all and anyone you know who still believes myths about what clemency really is.

Obama Could Make a Last-Minute Clemency Push
Advocacy groups are pressing President Obama to make “sweeping” use of his clemency power for prisoners before he leaves office.
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Four new BOP reform initiative are as follows:

1) Building a school district within the federal prison system
2) Reforming federal halfway houses
3) Covering the cost of state-issued IDs prior to inmates’ release...
4) Enhancing programs for female inmates

Read the details below, then comment your thoughts and suggestions.

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