FAMM Celebrates Sentencing Commission Approval of Crack Retroactivity

Says Congress Must Finish the Job and Reform Crack Mandatory MinimumsFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJune 30, 2011Contact: Monica Pratt Raffanel, media@famm.org  WASHINGTON, D.C. – Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM) president and founder Julie Stewart celebrated today’s unanimous vote by the U.S. Sentencing Commission to make crack guideline reductions retroactive.  “First, I am thrilled for our members and their families who suffered under a sentencing scheme that Congress admitted was fundamentally flawed,” said Ms. Stewart.  “I am also grateful to the members of the Sentencing