Concept information
Preferred term
Families Against Mandatory Minimums
Definition
- Families Against Mandatory Minimums (FAMM) is a national nonprofit organization that challenges the inflexible and excessive penalties required by mandatory sentencing laws. It is the only advocacy group devoted entirely to sentencing reform. [Source: Encyclopedia of Prisons & Correctional Facilities; Families Against Mandatory Minimums]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Families_Against_Mandatory_Minimums
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