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🚨 NEW REPORT 🚨 FAMM’s "Life on Lockdown: A Growing Crisis" exposes the harsh reality that 22% of the U.S. prison population is under lockdown daily. Learn how overcrowding & understaffing fuel this crisis—and what we can do to fix it.

Read more:
https://t.co/4ucDB6iCMc

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As FAMM launches our The Environment Inside: Toxic Conditions in Prison campaign, we need your help in telling lawmakers just how badly reform is needed.

Sign the petition below in the comments and show your support for change! https://t.co/td4nEWHqdd

#TheEnvironmentInside

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New report reveals how felony murder laws worsen inequities in sentencing (via @BayStateBanner)
https://t.co/N7HnZxYz7a

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Join FAMM in Rockford, IL on Aug. 22 for Credit for Change Advocacy Training! Learn how to create a path to freedom for incarcerated loved ones through legislative engagement.

Register now for this impactful event! https://t.co/McOvShw7xP

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Convicts turn second chances into careers with fire training program in California (via @THV11)
https://t.co/UwvxfsssxN

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Ignite change today! Dive into FAMM's Policy Resource Library and discover essential tools for a better criminal justice system. Every brief, report, and data point is your step towards fair sentencing.

Become a champion for change now!
https://t.co/jrUezLI5Cr

#PolicyResources

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The Center For Justice at Columbia University new report urges NY to pass the Second Look Act, allowing incarcerated individuals to petition for resentencing. Over 20% of NY prisoners serve 20+ year terms. It's time to reassess excessive sentences.

Read here: https://t.co/aLo15x7zp2

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Check out the latest article from the @marshallproj — "A Prison on Fire". Joliet Treatment Center was designed to support people with serious mental illness but it repeatedly failed to prevent or respond to fires within its walls. Two people died. This is their story.

Read the full investigation: https://t.co/1t5YIyYMri

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Mental illness doesn’t disappear behind bars. @namiillinois and FAMM urge ILGA members to visit a prison. Joliet Treatment Center’s abuse must not go unseen.

Take action now. Learn more here: https://t.co/Ag922XL0dn

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Every action matters! Join our FAMMily Zoom call on Aug 12 at 6 PM EST. Learn how to advocate digitally & make lawmakers listen.

Register here for the link: https://t.co/Juwx3S0Eye

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Doug Jones calls for independent review of Alabama’s prison system
(via @ALReporter)
https://t.co/rJk2wteHGi

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Join FAMM in Rockford, IL on Aug. 22 for Credit for Change Advocacy Training! Learn how to create a path to freedom for incarcerated loved ones through legislative engagement.

Register now for this impactful event! https://t.co/UJaeXIVBrl

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“We’re creating a mechanism of review here, not a mechanism of release. So whether it’s the parole board or the court, they’re going to review these cases, and they’re only going to release those who should be released that don’t pose any threat to public safety.”
- Bryan Widenhouse, State Legislative Affairs Manager, FAMM

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A matter of life and death: Understanding the debate over second-degree murder sentencing in PA (via @CityAndStatePA)
https://t.co/oST0Xl66Bq

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A Department of Corrections policy is quietly reshaping how long people are incarcerated in Vermont (via @VNewsUV
https://t.co/JBmS1oRY6A

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Mich. prison faces wave of assaults, fights and overdoses, union says
(via @CorrectionsOne) https://t.co/JhlzFiltzO

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🌡️ No one deserves to suffer in extreme heat, especially those who are incarcerated. It's time to take action and demand #HumaneTemperaturesForAll.

Join our cause and help us create a better future for incarcerated individuals. Together, we can make a difference.

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Lawmakers consider whether to bring parole back in Maine
(via @newscentermaine)
https://t.co/qwcYioXNbg

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The Hidden Cost Of Cutting Off Email For People In Federal Prison
(via @Forbes)
https://t.co/ztzRZKaebF

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Voices for a Second Chance: Returning citizens demand investment in re-entry, not incarceration (via @TheRealNews)
https://t.co/AK3iyvZ06x

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Texas Prisoners Are Baking to Death. The State Keeps Saying No to AC.
(via @Slate)

https://t.co/DhLG0E1MDo