The Families Against Mandatory Minimums Foundation (FAMM) sharply criticized two recent U.S. Supreme Court decisions, Fernandez v. United States and Carter/Rutherford v. United States, asserting the rulings would significantly curtail opportunities for compassionate release for individuals serving extended federal prison sentences.
The majority of people who commit crimes will stop doing so as they age, and the U.S. imposes life sentences on a staggering scale, making it difficult to justify the costs of keeping people locked up for decades.
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