Amy Fettig
@abfettig
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Deputy Director @fjp_org; Board @FreeMindsDC; Proud DC Citizen. #EndLifeImprisonment #FreeTheVote #20YearsisEnough #StopSolitary. Views are my own.
Washington, DC
Joined January 2012
This is what REAL Public Safety Looks Like!
We have lots of systems to protect the rich from accountability. The Trump conviction shows how putting cases in front of a jury can cut through that BS. It's time for more DAs to prosecute the powerful, including corporations, for their criminality.
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RT @fjp_org: Adnan Syed could soon see his conviction reinstated by the MD Supreme Court solely due to a procedural issue. In @baltimoresun…
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Clarion Call for Philanthropy to Take Note! #STOPsolitary Opinion | I Spent 3 Years in Solitary Confinement. Why Isn’t Philanthropy Doing More to End this Torture?
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So proud of the work we’ve done in the last year with this remarkable team! And we’re ready for more!!
"Hope is necessary for human perseverance. Hope requires imagination. It requires action."—@abfettig Read about our year of impact in our 2022 Annual Report:
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RT @SentencingProj: "Hope is necessary for human perseverance. Hope requires imagination. It requires action."—@abfettig Read about our ye…
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RT @SentencingProj: NEW REPORT: Restoring voting rights for people with felony convictions can improve community safety. It’s time to #Free…
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RT @NazgolG: .@SentencingProj has organized three panels at the Law and Society annual meeting this summer. @love__justice and I can't wait…
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RT @SentencingProj: We'll join @MTWomenVote and @openaidalliance for a virtual discussion on April 12 at 5 PM MT about the dire state of th…
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RT @FACTCoalition: Excellent @FT coverage of our campaign working with shareholders to require tax transparency and public country-by-count…
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Sometimes you just feel SEEN. Thank you @anarzamora
We sometimes forget that really good advocacy means really good defense. Defense never gets the glory that offensive wins do, but the ability to fight against bad/harmful legislation is an essential part of making and protecting change.
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Why isn't every political leader asking this question???
Is there a public safety purpose served by a geriatric prison population?” And if we agree that there is not, what happens next? @WesternBruce #EndLifeImprisonment
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Begs the question of what exactly probation & parole are for??! And who/what exactly do these practices serve??!! We need to radically rethink both - so they actually support people, communities & public safety. Or find a better way altogether.
~1/3 of people on probation or parole with a mental health disorder can't access help. >2/3 of people with addictions report that they need treatment and aren’t getting it. Community supervision isn’t helping people get healthcare.
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GQR did a one-of-a-kind exit survey of ~800 Chicago voters and asked how they voted on crime and safety. The message is clear: people want solutions to prevent crime before it happens, not more of the failed “tough on crime” rhetoric of the status quo.
Vera Action commissioned an election eve survey in Chicago that found crime is a very serious or somewhat serious problem for 95% of voters.
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Democracy is on the rise in the Land of Enchantment. #FreeTheVote
Last week, thousands of people with felony convictions regained the right to vote in New Mexico, the latest in a growing number of states seeking to restore voting rights to people upon leaving prison. #FreeTheVote
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This is the best tweet of the day.
Now that smart on crime is winning races outside D.C. again, can we have our revised code back, please?
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RT @SentencingProj: 🎧 LISTEN: @BeckyFeldmanTSP joined the @DavisVanguard's Everyday Injustice podcast to speak about the focus and goals of…
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RT @SentencingProj: Under felony murder laws, people are held liable for murder if they participated in a felony that resulted in someone’s…
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RT @solitary_org: John Oliver: ‘Putting people in solitary is torture, so let’s stop’ Kudos to my friends & colle…
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