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  1. Check out this great editorial from the New York Times praising both judge and jury in the remarkable federal... fb.me/1E2TMInNO
  2. A new report puts U.S. sentencing policies in a global context and – shocker – we don’t look so good: bit.ly/LTgLGG.
  3. FAMM’s Molly Gill in the @HuffingtonPost: huff.to/N1xtFt & @DafnaLinzer on @MHPshow about Clarence Aaron & OPA: bit.ly/L1yJU2.
  4. Last Friday, the Missouri legislature approved legislation that will reduce the disparity between crack and... fb.me/1QlOE8uif
  5. Massachusetts Monday (on Tuesday): Mandatory minimums waste money, don’t reduce crime and don’t rehabilitate: bit.ly/LEBaLk.
  6. Good morning FAMMers! We're back after the long weekend (and a busy week!) ready to work for sentencing reform!... fb.me/1Qr6RkXOW
  7. As you know, this morning FAMM held a panel discussion about clemency and the broken Office of the Pardon... fb.me/28cx1AREK
  8. FAMM's "Clemency: Hit or Miss Justice" panel at the National Press Club has just ended -- thank you to all of our... fb.me/1xHbxeYt8
  9. Thank you to all of our wonderful panelists for sharing such moving stories!
  10. Closing remarks from FAMM President Julie Stewart: This is so often a hit or miss game where justice rarely prevails.
  11. Derrick Curry: When you're in prison you hope for the best, prepare yourself for the worst. Being bitter & angry isn't going to help you.
  12. Panelists taking questions from the audience
  13. Linzer: Congress has oversight over Justice Department & OPA. There's a lot Congress could do.
  14. Molly Gill asks the panelists: What can Congress do to look into these shocking allegations about the OPA?
  15. Linzer's research revealed significant and troubling racial disparities in clemency results.
  16. Linzer: In recent years the vast number of clemency requests and denials work out to 7 denials every single day
  17. ProPublica reporter Dafna Linzer has shed light on this issue through her articles about pardons and commutations.
  18. Morison: Pardon Attorney's obligation is to give fair neutral opinion. That has broken down-now they're mostly looking for reasons to say no
  19. Sam Morison recounts his experience working in the Office of the Pardon Attorney -- including when Clarence Aaron's petition was denied.