FAMM Applauds Mass. Governor’s Amendment to Sentencing Bill

Urges Legislature to Allow Limited Judicial Discretion in “3 Strikes” CasesFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEDate: July 28, 2012Contact: Barbara J. Dougan (617) 543-0878 or Monica Pratt Raffanel (202) 822-6700 BOSTON:  Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM) applauds Gov. Deval Patrick for sending the sentencing bill back to the Legislature with a “judicial discretion” amendment.  The amendment would allow judges to make an habitual offender sentenced to a maximum term of imprisonment eligible for parole after serving two-thirds of the sentence (or after 25 years for life sentences) when it is