Amy Fettig

Deputy Director @fjp_org; Board @FreeMindsDC; Proud DC Citizen. #EndLifeImprisonment #FreeTheVote #20YearsisEnough #StopSolitary. Views are my own.

[Amy Fettig @abfettig]

This is what REAL Public Safety Looks Like!

[Aaron Regunberg @AaronRegunberg]

We have lots of systems to protect the rich from accountability. The Trump conviction shows how putting cases in front of a jury can cut through that BS. It's time for more DAs to prosecute the powerful, including corporations, for their criminality.
https://t.co/13sd0QJNeo

[Fair and Just Prosecution @fjp_org]

Adnan Syed could soon see his conviction reinstated by the MD Supreme Court solely due to a procedural issue. In @baltimoresun, @miriamkrinsky & @LeighGoodmark explain how this case's outcome could impact efforts to remedy wrongful convictions nationwide.
https://t.co/sP6502aGSD

[Amy Fettig @abfettig]

Clarion Call for Philanthropy to Take Note! #STOPsolitary

Opinion | I Spent 3 Years in Solitary Confinement. Why Isn’t Philanthropy Doing More to End this Torture? https://t.co/8AF7YhrHRx

[Fair and Just Prosecution @fjp_org]

“We have decades of research that demonstrate that community programs are not only just as good as locking kids up for public safety but are far, far better.... and these programs cost a fraction of what it costs to incarcerate children.” -FJP Deputy Director Amy Fettig

[Fair and Just Prosecution @fjp_org]

Research has shown that diversion programs can promote better outcomes for youth and their communities. @JJIEnews tells the story of one young man who benefitted from diversion, underscoring why we must invest in young people and their growth.
https://t.co/GNesUw9sWb

[Amy Fettig @abfettig]

So proud of the work we’ve done in the last year with this remarkable team! And we’re ready for more!!

[The Sentencing Project @SentencingProj]

"Hope is necessary for human perseverance. Hope requires imagination. It requires action."—@abfettig

Read about our year of impact in our 2022 Annual Report: https://t.co/qM6zigxuIE

[The Sentencing Project @SentencingProj]

"Hope is necessary for human perseverance. Hope requires imagination. It requires action."—@abfettig

Read about our year of impact in our 2022 Annual Report: https://t.co/qM6zigxuIE

[The Sentencing Project @SentencingProj]

NEW REPORT: Restoring voting rights for people with felony convictions can improve community safety. It’s time to #FreetheVote! https://t.co/F6PGs6TbPx

[Nazgol Ghandnoosh @NazgolG]

.@SentencingProj has organized three panels at the Law and Society annual meeting this summer. @love__justice and I can't wait!
https://t.co/dIpqpzNKdo

[The Sentencing Project @SentencingProj]

We'll join @MTWomenVote and @openaidalliance for a virtual discussion on April 12 at 5 PM MT about the dire state of the criminal legal system, the impact of incarceration on communities & more effective crime prevention and public safety strategies. https://t.co/dPUziYkacO

[FACT Coalition @FACTCoalition]

Excellent @FT coverage of our campaign working with shareholders to require tax transparency and public country-by-country reporting by large multinational companies. READ more from our ED @Ianpgary. https://t.co/cVsHBGWRW2

[Amy Fettig @abfettig]

Sometimes you just feel SEEN. Thank you @anarzamora

[Ana Zamora @anarzamora]

We sometimes forget that really good advocacy means really good defense. Defense never gets the glory that offensive wins do, but the ability to fight against bad/harmful legislation is an essential part of making and protecting change.

[Amy Fettig @abfettig]

Why isn't every political leader asking this question???

[Kara Gotsch @KGotsch]

Is there a public safety purpose served by a geriatric prison population?” And if we agree that there is not, what happens next? @WesternBruce #EndLifeImprisonment
https://t.co/UvkwJYMCtU

[Amy Fettig @abfettig]

Begs the question of what exactly probation & parole are for??! And who/what exactly do these practices serve??!!
We need to radically rethink both - so they actually support people, communities & public safety. Or find a better way altogether.

[Prison Policy Initiative @PrisonPolicy]

~1/3 of people on probation or parole with a mental health disorder can't access help.

>2/3 of people with addictions report that they need treatment and aren’t getting it.

Community supervision isn’t helping people get healthcare.

[Amy Fettig @abfettig]

GQR did a one-of-a-kind exit survey of ~800 Chicago voters and asked how they voted on crime and safety. The message is clear: people want solutions to prevent crime before it happens, not more of the failed “tough on crime” rhetoric of the status quo. 
https://t.co/g2TVO6pKHs

[GQR @GQRResearch]

Vera Action commissioned an election eve survey in Chicago that found crime is a very serious or somewhat serious problem for 95% of voters.

[Amy Fettig @abfettig]

Democracy is on the rise in the Land of Enchantment. #FreeTheVote

[The Sentencing Project @SentencingProj]

Last week, thousands of people with felony convictions regained the right to vote in New Mexico, the latest in a growing number of states seeking to restore voting rights to people upon leaving prison. #FreeTheVote https://t.co/sY0RhD1VTX

[Amy Fettig @abfettig]

This is the best tweet of the day.

[DC Justice Lab @DCJusticeLab]

Now that smart on crime is winning races outside D.C. again, can we have our revised code back, please?

[The Sentencing Project @SentencingProj]

🎧 LISTEN: @BeckyFeldmanTSP joined the @DavisVanguard's Everyday Injustice podcast to speak about the focus and goals of our newly launched Second Look Network. https://t.co/pHoB2rL8f4

[The Sentencing Project @SentencingProj]

Under felony murder laws, people are held liable for murder if they participated in a felony that resulted in someone’s death, even if they weren’t directly responsible or intend the loss of life.

Read our report with @fjp_org: https://t.co/ol9daneovf

[SolitaryConfinement @solitary_org]

John Oliver: ‘Putting people in solitary is torture, so let’s stop’ https://t.co/GlF8nYwpi7

Kudos to my friends & colleagues @solitarywatch @jettica65 @abfettig @DavidCFathi @NOMORESHU @MRFIVEINC @ACLU and many more for their tireless work to raise awareness & #stopsolitary