Over 175 celebrities including civil rights leaders, some business leaders and academics have co-signed a letter to President Obama urging treatment and prevention of drugs instead of an enforcement-oriented approach, redress for thousands of low-level federal crack defendants who did not get relief from the Fair Sentencing Act of 2010, fixing the Presidential commutation of sentence and pardon process, support for the "principles" of the Justice Safety Valve Act of 2013 (S. 619, Senators Paul and Leahy), and the Youth PROMISE Act (H.R. 1318, Rep. Scott + 56 cosponsors). They are using the name GlobalGrind.com and the hashtag #endthewarondrugs.
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Thursday, April 04, 2013
The House I Live In -- on PBS on Mon., Apr. 8
If you haven't seen it yet, WATCH the "House I Live in" on PBS, Independent Lens, on Monday, April 8 at 10 pm. It includes Neill Franklin, Julie Stewart and David Simon. I think it is the best documentary about the war on drugs!
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Mandatory minimum sentence discussion on WAMU-FM 88.5, 10-11 a.m. EST, April 4, 2013, FAMM's Julie Stewart on the Diane Rehm Show
FAMM president Julie Stewart will be
discussing mandatory minimum sentencing laws on The Diane Rehm Show on Thursday, April 4 from 10-11 a.m. EST. For
more information and to listen to the show online tomorrow, click here.
Joining Julie for the discussion are
Scott Burns, executive director, National District Attorneys Association, and
Adam Gelb, director of the Public Safety Performance Project at The Pew Center
on the States. Mr. Burns is a former Utah state prosecutor and was responsible
for coordination and implementation of the President's National Drug Control
Strategy under President George W. Bush. Mr. Gelb is known for his extensive
work on sentencing and criminal justice issues for The Pew Center.
Julie will also have the chance to
discuss new federal efforts to give judges more discretion -- The Paul-Leahy
Justice Safety Valve Act of 2013 (S. 619). Click here for information on the bill.
It's going to be a great show! I
hope you will listen and participate by letting The Diane Rehm Show know what
you think about mandatory sentencing laws. During the program, post a message
on Diane Rehm's website, Facebook page or Twitter.
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