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Mothers and Mandatory Minimums

Julie Stewart | Posted 05.15.2012

Read More: Mother's Day, Mandatory Sentence, Famm, Scott Earle, Mandatory Minimums, Florida Crime, Crime News
Julie Stewart

Mothers dispense and believe in justice. But as mothers like Janet Earle have learned the hard way, mandatory sentences that ignore individual circumstances do not deliver justice. They inflict unnecessary pain and misery, and they must be repealed in Florida and across the country.

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Victim of an Unjust Law

Julie Stewart | Posted 04.26.2012

Read More: Julie Stewart, Stand Your Ground, Florida, Famm, Gov. Scott, Marissa Alexander, Mandatory Minimums, Florida Gun Laws, Gun Laws, Jacksonville Florida, Domestic Violence, Self-Defense, Politics News
Julie Stewart

But because of Florida's inflexible sentencing laws, Marissa Alexander now faces a mandatory minimum of 20 years in state prison, despite the fact that she did not harm anyone.

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Mandatory Minimum Gun Laws Ensure Nothing But Disparity

Julie Stewart | Posted 04.19.2012

Read More: Julie Stewart, Gun Laws, Prosecutorial Discretion, Plaxico Burress, Michael Bloomberg, Sentencing Reform, Famm, New York, Mandatory Minimums, Politics News
Julie Stewart

If you were not already convinced that mandatory minimum sentencing laws are a colossal fraud, recent developments in New York City should convert you.

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A Way Forward on Marijuana

Julie Stewart | Posted 04.09.2012

Read More: Pat Robertson, Presidential Race, Famm, Marijuana, Mandatory Minimums, Sentencing Laws, War on Drugs, Marijuana Legalization, Marijuana-Reform-Laws, Marijuana-Reform, Crime News
Julie Stewart

Despite the growing support for legalizing marijuana, federal law still imposes extraordinarily heavy punishment for growing it.

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NJ Gov. Christie's Fresh Approach to Drug Offenders

Julie Stewart | Posted 03.27.2012

Read More: Families Against Mandatory Minimums, Julie Stewart, Chris Christie, New Jersey, Famm, Sentencing Reform, Mandatory Minimums, Politics News
Julie Stewart

Governor Christie's plan for nonviolent offenders -- coming as it does from a former U.S. Attorney and Republican statewide leader -- has the potential to be a game-changer.

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New Government Report Criticizes Mandatory Minimums

Julie Stewart | Posted 01.02.2012

Read More: Congress, U.S. Sentencing Commission, Crack Cocaine Sentencing, Famm, Mandatory Minimum Sentence, Politics News
Julie Stewart

Our federal prisons are already operating at 140 percent of their capacity. To slow this problem, the report urges Congress to avoid passing new laws that will waste expensive prison space on low-risk offenders.

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Want to Cut Spending? Invest in Jim Webb's Criminal Justice Commission

Julie Stewart | Posted 05.25.2011

Read More: Julie Stewart, Criminal Justice, Mandatory Minimums, Republicans, Senator Jim Webb, Families Against Mandatory Minimums, Famm, Politics News
Julie Stewart

If we are honest, we will admit that some of the most devastating consequences of our criminal justice systems do not lend themselves to measurement in dollars and cents.

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