Families Against Mandatory Minimums Foundation

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Founded in 1991, FAMM works to overturn mandatory sentencing laws that impose inflexible and excessive penalties and remove a judge's discretion in making the sentence fit the crime. FAMM supports legislation that gives the judge the ability to set a sentence based on the facts of the case and the seriousness of the offense. To support the organization's outreach and public education goals, the FAMM website has two stated purposes - to educate people about unjust mandatory sentences and to mobilize a powerful sentencing reform movement. This one of the few sites I've seen that lays out not just the purpose of the organization, but of the website itself - a level of clarity that can only help focus development efforts.

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