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MA: FAMM instroduces reform bills on mandatory minimum sentencing and school zones

By Real Cost of Prisons Project (The Sentencing Project)

Families Against Mandatory Minimums has just introduced two sentencing reform bills. They are comprehensive sentencing reform bills that go beyond similar bills that were filed in previous sessions. One would repeal mandatory minimum sentences for drug offenses while the other would reform the school zone drug sentencing law. As of this moment they do not have Bill numbers. FAMM is seeking sponsors of these Bills from our legislators in the Senate and the House. Please call or please email your Senator and Rep. If you do not have their email address or phone # you can go to this site..... http://www.mass.gov/legis/memmenu.htm Please remember to ask them to get back to you on their actions. All of this will take not more than 5 minutes. Thank you! Lois After you have contacted your senator and rep...continue to full post

Full post as published by The Real Cost of Prisons Weblog on January 28, 2009 (boomark / email).