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FAMM Foundation @famm.org · Jun 25

Lockdowns are rising in prisons, crushing lives & families. Our #LifeOnLockdown campaign aims to shed light on this crisis, elevate voices of those affected, and demand change. Together, we can advocate for a more humane system.
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FAMM Foundation @famm.org · 20h

Lawmakers to consider compassionate release measures for Hawaiʻi inmates (via @wearehpr.bsky.social)
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Lawmakers to consider compassionate release measures for Hawaiʻi inmates

Instead of having a law in place, the state Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation only has an agency policy that advocates say is complicated and lengthy.

FAMM Foundation @famm.org · 21h

Join us for Advocacy Training: Your Advocacy, Unmuted! Training for X (Twitter) & Bluesky

📅 Wed, Oct 15, 6-7 PM ET
Learn strategies to amplify the voices of incarcerated loved ones in policy talks. 🌟 We've got some amazing guest facilitators lined up!

Register Today! ⬇️
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FAMM Foundation @famm.org · 1d

The FAMMgram is here to connect your loved ones in state & federal prisons to our fight for reform! Policy updates, stories, and insider opportunities mailed every 4 months, free of charge. All we need is their mailing info.

Let's make change together!
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FAMM Foundation @famm.org · 1d

Why Expanding Compassionate Release Is a Moral and Fiscal Imperative
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Why Expanding Compassionate Release Is a Moral and Fiscal Imperative - Non Profit News | Nonprofit Quarterly

The nation today imprisons a rapidly aging population. Not only does this practice result in thousands of deaths in prison, but it is very costly. Policy reform is required.

FAMM Foundation @famm.org · 1d

US prison population rises for second straight year
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US prison population rises for second straight year • Stateline

The nation’s prison population grew for the second consecutive year in 2023, reversing more than a decade of steady decline.

FAMM Foundation @famm.org · 2d

“A lot of these people are parents, and they need to maintain a role in their children’s lives, and so everyone is impacted by it really.”
- Eden Kinlock, State Legislative Affairs Associate

FAMM Foundation @famm.org · 2d

Critics challenge new prison policy, punishing all inmates in a pod for violations by one (via WVTF & RADIO IQ)
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Critics challenge new prison policy, punishing all inmates in a pod for violations by one

With a shortage of correctional officers, some Virginia prisons are taking a surprising new approach to discipline – forcing inmates to police one another. If they don’t, everyone is punished.

FAMM Foundation @famm.org · 2d

“The door is closed to so many people right at the very beginning.” — Mary Price, Senior Counsel, FAMM
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Wisconsin rarely grants compassionate release as aging, ailing prisoners stress systems (via @wisconsinwatch.org)
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Wisconsin rarely grants compassionate release as aging, ailing prisoners stress systems

Increased use of compassionate release could ease costs and crowding with minimal risks to public safety, experts say. But it remains off limits to many prisoners.

FAMM Foundation @famm.org · 2d

Federal prison officers working without pay as shutdown reaches day 6
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Federal prison officers working without pay as shutdown reaches day 6

Federal prison correction officers are on the job without pay as the government shutdown drags into its sixth day.

FAMM Foundation @famm.org · 3d

Breaking the Silence of Alabama’s Prisons
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Breaking the Silence of Alabama's Prisons

The following is the foreword to Matthew Vernon Whalen's new book, Bullock: Chronicles of Deprivation and Despair in an American Prison. There’s a certain

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FAMM Foundation @famm.org · 4d

Tune in today, Oct. 6, 2025, at 10 AM HST | 4 PM ET, for Molly Crane’s testimony on medical release programs in U.S. correctional systems! Stay informed about Hawaii’s adoption of these best practices. 🎥 Live stream here: www.youtube.com/live/OISzkxG...

FAMM Foundation @famm.org · 4d

Nebraska ranks near top of U.S. in prison overcrowding, OIG of Corrections reports
(via @yahoonews.com @nebraskaexaminer.com )

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Nebraska ranks near top of U.S. in prison overcrowding, OIG of Corrections reports

LINCOLN — Nebraska has the country’s most or second most overcrowded prison system, depending on who you ask. Inspector General of the Nebraska Correctional System Doug Koebernick confirmed the rankings in his 2025 annual report released in September. In it, he wrote that Nebraska ranks first in...

FAMM Foundation @famm.org · 4d

Gov. Kehoe reveals recommendations to Missouri’s parole process
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Gov. Kehoe reveals recommendations to Missouri’s parole process

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. – On Friday, Missouri Gov. Mike Kehoe unveiled a series of recommendations to the state’s parole process. Under Executive Order 25-07, the Missouri Department of Cor…

FAMM Foundation @famm.org · 5d

PA Local Heroes: The community leader helping people adjust to life after prison (via WTAJ News)
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PA Local Heroes: The community leader helping people adjust to life after prison

PA Local Heroes is a monthly feature sponsored by Ballard Spahr. Installments appear first in PA Local, Spotlight PA’s weekly newsletter that takes a fresh, positive look at the incredible peo…

FAMM Foundation @famm.org · 5d

‘They’re killing people’: Multiple angry family members express concerns about VADOC conditions at ombudsman meeting (via @wric.com)
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‘They’re killing people’: Multiple angry family members express concerns about VADOC conditions at ombudsman meeting

Multiple angry family members gathered Thursday to express concerns over conditions in the Virginia Department of Corrections, particularly at Red Onion State Prison and Wallens Ridge, at the corre…

FAMM Foundation @famm.org · 6d

500 inmates moved out of Trousdale after riot, commissioner says prisons ‘safe and secure’ (via Tennessean)
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500 inmates moved out of Trousdale after riot, commissioner says prisons ‘safe and secure’

Corrections Commissioner Frank Strada says he's "not giving CoreCivic a pass," but he "still believes" in the state's partnership with the company.

FAMM Foundation @famm.org · 6d

I believe in second chances': More opportunities offered at KY corrections facilities (via @wuky.org)

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'I believe in second chances': More opportunities offered at KY corrections facilities

The Kentucky Department of Corrections is expanding its employment education programs to help create more opportunities for people leaving prison.

FAMM Foundation @famm.org · 8d

More elderly in Indiana prisons but state still below U.S. average
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More elderly in Indiana prisons but state still below U.S. average

More than one out of every 10 prisoners in Indiana is above the age of 55, raising healthcare costs and creating potential security problems.

FAMM Foundation @famm.org · 8d

Prison oversight office sets course as advocates hope for ‘tangible’ results
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Prison oversight office sets course as advocates hope for ‘tangible’ results

The office recently issued its first strategic plan — a two-page document sketching out both short- and long-term goals for the office.

FAMM Foundation @famm.org · 8d

Maryland to close one of Jessup’s prisons
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Maryland to close one of Jessup’s prisons

The Maryland Correctional Institution-Jessup will close and 700 men incarcerated at the facility, along with 300 staff, will be transferred to other facilities by June.

FAMM Foundation @famm.org · 9d

These men had their sentences commuted. Now they are fighting for Californians serving life without parole
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These men are fighting for Californians serving life without parole

Allen Burnett, Justin Harper, and Dara Yin were sentenced to life without parole in their youth. They want California to pass a bill to open parole eligibility for people convicted before age 25

FAMM Foundation @famm.org · 9d

Find second chances, former inmates help restore historic Boston church
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Find second chances, former inmates help restore historic Boston church

Former inmates help renovate Tremont Temple Baptist Church in Boston, finding purpose and second chances while restoring a historic landmark.================...

FAMM Foundation @famm.org · 9d

America’s aging prison population is posing challenges for states
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America’s aging prison population is posing challenges for states • Stateline

America’s prison population is growing older at a pace that some experts say is unsustainable.

FAMM Foundation @famm.org · 10d

Alabama state prison population could rise by a third by 2030
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Alabama state prison population could rise by a third by 2030 | Alabama Reflector

The number of split sentences issued by judges, parole and the people incarcerated affected by changes to good time rules are factors.

FAMM Foundation @famm.org · 10d

Trapped in Time: The Silent Crisis of Elderly Incarceration
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Trapped in Time: The Silent Crisis of Elderly Incarceration | American Civil Liberties Union