The Innocence Project just reached it's 250th exoneration. Yes innocent people really do go to prison, and some of them have been executed. That seems reasonable to assume given the current numbers of innocent people who have been exonerated, because they were in fact not guilty.

The Criminal Justice Task Force, Family Advocacy Group has great news! As of Jan. 21st. HB 1757 has been filed. This bill will amend life without parole sentencing. There are 27 co-sponsors of this bill.

Congratulations to the CJTF and all supporters.

Contact information for CJTF: redrob2655@yahoo.com

Families Against Mandatory Minimums, (FAMM), reports the Senate Judiciary Committee approved S. 714. The National Criminal Justice Commission Act S. 714 introduced by Senator Jim Webb (D-Va), would create a blue- ribbon, bipartisan panel to review the criminal justice system from top to bottom. The bill is important because any examination of the criminal justice system will inevitably lead to review of sentencing policies and mandatory minimums.
Congratulations to all FAMM staff and members.

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Legislation is Introduced - Any member can introduce a piece of legislation


House - Legislation is handed to the clerk of the House or placed in the hopper.

Senate - Members must gain recognition of the presiding officer to announce the introduction of a bill during the morning hour. If any senator objects, the introduction of the bill is postponed until the next day.

The bill is assigned a number. (e.g. HR 1 or S 1)
The bill is labeled with the sponsor's name.
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