News : Dafna Linzer

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Date:  December 18, 2012

Contact:  Monica Pratt Raffanel,  

WASHINGTON, D.C. – FAMM President Julie Stewart today said she felt “maddened but validated” by a report confirming serious misconduct by the Office of the Pardon Attorney (OPA) in its handling of the clemency request of federal prisoner Clarence Aaron, a first-time, nonviolent drug offender serving life without...

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DATE: November 3, 2012

CONTACT: Monica Pratt Raffanel,  

ATLANTA – When she was 19 years-old, Serena Nunn was arrested and later convicted as a minor participant in a drug conspiracy and received a 15-year federal mandatory minimum prison sentence, despite being a first-time, nonviolent offender.  In 2000, after serving 11 years behind bars, Serena’s sentence was commuted by...

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Date:  July 18, 2012
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WASHINGTON, D.C. – FAMM President Julie Stewart today said she was “very encouraged” after a news story revealed that the Obama administration is reviewing the broken process for obtaining federal clemency. According to the story by ProPublica investigative...

Request Follows Appeal for Congressional Investigation of Office
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June 11, 2012

Contact: Monica Pratt Raffanel, (202) 822-6700 or  

WASHINGTON, D.C. - A group of 16 formerly incarcerated people who received sentence commutations from Presidents William J. Clinton, George W. Bush, and Barack Obama sent a letter today urging President Obama “to investigate credible claims of...

Leading Sentencing Reform Group Repeats Call for Congressional Investigation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 24, 2012

Contact: Monica Pratt Raffanel, (202) 822-6700 or   

WASHINGTON, D.C. – FAMM today hosted a panel discussion that highlighted the enormous – and often negative – impact that federal clemency decisions have on real people and their families. The event, which was held at the National...

Letter Follows Disturbing Revelations About Handling of Clemency Petitions
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May 21, 2012
Contact: Monica Pratt Raffanel,   
 
WASHINGTON, D.C. – FAMM today released a letter signed by more than three dozen criminal justice reform, religious and civil rights organizations urging the Senate Judiciary Committee to investigate the Office of Pardon Attorney (OPA) at the U.S....

Investigative Journalist, Former Federal Prisoners and FAMM Speak Out on May 24
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WHAT: On Thursday, May 24, 2012, at 10:00 a.m., FAMM (Families Against Mandatory Minimums) will host “Clemency: Hit or Miss Justice,” a panel discussion that will delve into the latest disturbing investigative article from ProPublica and The Washington Post about the Office of the Pardon Attorney’s (OPA) mishandling...