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Felony Murder Elimination Project
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Non-profit organization of concerned residents organizing to bring an end to the felony murder rule and its harsh and disproportionate sentencing.

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Alvin Smith is an incarcerated artist in MI. His painting Undesirable Water was chosen as the cover for The Massachusetts Review’s Winter 2025 issue, which focused on “Incarceration & Family.”
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Voices of the Incarcerated - Alvin Smith - Felony Murder Elimination Project
Alvin Smith is an incarcerated artist in MI. His painting Undesirable Water was chosen as the cover for The Massachusetts Review’s Winter 2025 issue, which focused on “Incarceration & Family.”
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January 30, 2026 at 10:11 PM
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CDCR is proposing a bereavement Leave policy for incarcerated people to receive leave following the death of an immediate family member. Public comments are open until 3/10/26. Families, advocates & community members have the opportunity to be heard.

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Public Comment Opportunity on CDCR Bereavement Leave Proposal for Incarcerated Persons - Felony Murder Elimination Project
California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation has released a proposed CDCR Bereavement Leave Proposal, which would allow incarcerated individuals to receive bereavement leave following the d...
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January 29, 2026 at 9:34 PM
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A formerly incarcerated non-profit leader purchased the former Wayne Correctional Center in Goldsboro, NC, with plans to convert the facility into a re-entry housing and a workforce development service.

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Formerly Incarcerated North Carolina Non-Profit Leader Purchased Old Prison for Re-Entry Services - Felony Murder Elimination Project
A formerly incarcerated non-profit leader purchased a former prison in North Carolina and is converting it into a re-entry housing and workforce development program.
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January 28, 2026 at 11:06 PM
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Accessibility to mental health care in prison is vital as roughly 40-50% of incarcerated persons in the United States have a history of mental illness, yet federal prisons are currently dealing with a significant shortage of mental health professionals.

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Federal Prisons Dealing with a Significant Shortage of Mental Health Professionals - Felony Murder Elimination Project
Accessibility to mental health care in prison is vital as roughly 40-50% of incarcerated persons in the United States have a history of mental illness, yet federal prisons are currently dealing with a...
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January 27, 2026 at 9:59 PM
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In an opinion piece featured on the Capitol Weekly website, Carrie Harambasic, Head of Business Development with
@lushcosmetics.bsky.social writes "Lush Cosmetics urges Governor Newsom to Clear California’s Death Row."
#commutetherow
#clemencyNOW

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Lush Cosmetics Urges Governor Newsom to Clear California’s Death Row - Capitol Weekly - Felony Murder Elimination Project
In an opinion piece featured on the Capitol Weekly website, Carrie Harambasic, Head of Business Development with Lush Cosmetics, writes "Lush Cosmetics urges Governor Newsom to Clear California’s Deat...
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January 24, 2026 at 11:23 PM
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The Massachusetts Survivors Act creates alternative and resentencing avenues for survivors of family violence, intimate partner violence, sexual violence, and human trafficking whose transgressions were connected to their abuse.
#protectsurvivors

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Massachusetts Survivors Act Creates Alternatives for System-Impacted Abuse Survivors - Felony Murder Elimination Project
The Massachusetts Survivors Act creates alternatives for survivors of family violence whose transgressions were connected to their abuse.
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January 22, 2026 at 11:49 PM
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Around 50,000 of the people released from jail or prison every year have nowhere to go but the streets or a shelter, a number only exacerbated as jurisdictions choose to criminalize homelessness, rather than choose policy that alleviates homelessness.

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Formerly Incarcerated People Are Significantly More Likely to Experience Homelessness Than General Population - Felony Murder Elimination Project
In the homelessness to prison pipeline, formerly incarcerated people are 10 times more likely to experience homelessness than the general population.
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January 21, 2026 at 10:10 PM
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The following piece, "A Letter from Dr. King" is written by incarcerated writer and activist @kwanetaharris.bsky.social and appears on her Substack, Write or Die.

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Kwaneta Harris - A Letter from Dr. King - Felony Murder Elimination Project
The following piece, "A Letter from Dr. King" is written by incarcerated writer Kwaneta Harris, and appears on her Substack, Write or Die.
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January 19, 2026 at 10:10 PM
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The essay "What Life is Really Like for a Teen in Adult Prison" is written by Chris Dankovich, an incarcerated writer in Michigan, and appears on the Prison Writers website.
#voicesoftheincarcerated

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Voices of the Incarcerated - What Life Is Really Like for a Teen in Adult Prison - Felony Murder Elimination Project
The essay "What Life is Really Like for a Teen in Adult Prison" is written by Chris Dankovitch, and appears on the Prison Writers website.
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January 16, 2026 at 11:30 PM
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Condemned occupants of death row in the US generally have a right to have a spiritual advisor in the chamber resulting from the SCOTUS ruling in Ramirez v. Collier (2022).

The State of Missouri denied spiritual advisors on two occasions last year.

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Missouri Denied Spiritual Advisors at Executions - Felony Murder Elimination Project
Condemned occupants of death row in the US generally have a right to have a spiritual advisor in the chamber. Missouri denied spiritual advisors on two occasions last year.
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January 15, 2026 at 10:55 PM
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Lush Cosmetics is doing an in-store action calling on
@governor.ca.gov Gavin Newsom to commute all death row sentences, today through January 20. Now is your chance to buy fancy soap AND advance the end of the death penalty in California.
#commutetherow
#clemencyNOW
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Lush Cosmetics Campaign; Governor Newsom - Commute Death Row Sentences! - Felony Murder Elimination Project
Lush Cosmetics is doing an in-store action calling on Governor Newsom to commute all death row sentences, today through January 20. Now is your chance to buy fancy soap AND advance the end of the deat...
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January 15, 2026 at 12:57 AM
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A Los Angeles-based nonprofit is bringing virtual reality headsets in California prisons with the goal of providing incarcerated persons a brief escape, and exposure to real world scenarios that will prepare them to reenter society.

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Virtual Reality Headsets in California Prisons Ideal Tools for Wellness and Expression - Felony Murder Elimination Project
A LA-based nonprofit is bringing virtual reality headsets in CA prisons with the goal of providing incarcerated persons a brief escape and exposure to real world scenarios that will prepare them to re...
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January 12, 2026 at 10:02 PM
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Free legal clinic tomorrow, January 10th, from 10am to 12n PT at Ross Snyder Recreation Center (41st Street and Compton Avenue) on the east side of South Central Los Angeles.

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Los Angeles - Free Legal Clinic Tomorrow January 10th, 10a-12 noon - Felony Murder Elimination Project
Free legal clinic tomorrow, Saturday, January 10, from 10am to 12n PT at Ross Snyder Recreation Center in LA.
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January 9, 2026 at 10:20 PM
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Nearly half of 200,000 people serving life sentences are parole-eligible, but remain incarcerated due to delays, effectively changing "life with the possibility of parole" into a de-facto life sentence without parole.
#Parolereform
#sentencingreform

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Delays in Parole Process Change the Meaning of Life Sentences - Felony Murder Elimination Project
Delays in the parole process can effectively transform "life with the possibility of parole" into a de facto life sentence without parole.
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January 8, 2026 at 10:10 PM
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Mandatory minimum sentences don't reduce crime, but add to #massincarceration in the US. Shorter, flexible sentences allow a move toward rehabilitative models, especially for drug-related offenses & address root causes rather than just punishing symptoms.
#endmandatoryminimums
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Mandatory Minimum Sentences Are Ineffective at Reducing Crime, Perpetuate Mass Incarceration - Felony Murder Elimination Project
Research shows mandatory minimum sentences don't reduce crime, instead add to the long-standing problem of mass incarceration in the US.
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January 6, 2026 at 10:44 PM
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Closing out 2025, FMEP would like to use this space to honor Demetrius Buckley, an award-winning writer and poet incarcerated in Michigan, who personifies both the successes and drawbacks associated with the cost of truth telling.
#voicesoftheincarcerated
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The Cost of Truth Telling - Demetrius Buckley - Felony Murder Elimination Project
Closing out 2025, Felony Murder Elimination Project would like to use this space to honor Demetrius Buckley, an award-winning writer and poet incarcerated in Michigan, who personifies both the success...
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December 31, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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The role of police in responding to mental or behavioral health crises has been a policing challenge for decades. More jurisdictions are turning to a Co-Responder Model, resulting in fewer future mental health emergency calls.
#communitypolicing

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Co-Responder Model Changing Approach to Mental Health Calls - Felony Murder Elimination Project
The role of police in responding to mental health crises has been a challenge for decades. Jurisdictions are turning Co-responder models.
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December 31, 2025 at 12:38 AM
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Even treatable illnesses become fatal in prison due to systemic neglect, including ignored symptoms, understaffed/undertrained medical teams, security overriding care, and lack of resources.
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#healthcareinprison
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Health Care In Prisons - Why Treatable Conditions Can Turn Fatal - Felony Murder Elimination Project
Even treatable illnesses become fatal in prison due to systemic neglect, including ignored symptoms, understaffed/undertrained medical teams, security overriding care, and lack of resources.
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December 29, 2025 at 11:38 PM
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Earlier this month, Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro issued his first death penalty reprieve, fulfilling a promise to not carry out executions, and called on the PA State Legislature to permanently abolish capital punishment.
#AbolishtheDeathPenalty

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Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro Issues Death Penalty Reprieve - Felony Murder Elimination Project
Earlier this month, PA Governor Josh Shapiro issued his first death penalty reprieve, fulfilling a promise to not carry out executions.
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December 22, 2025 at 11:15 PM
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As the use of prison lockdowns increase in the US,
@famm.org (Families Against Mandatory Minimums) invites incarcerated people and/or their loved ones & advocates to share their experiences in order to help learn more about these lockdowns.
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Impacted by Prison Lockdowns? Share These Lockdown Experiences With FAMM - Felony Murder Elimination Project
As the use of prison lockdowns increase in the United States, FAMM (Families Against Mandatory Minimums) invites incarcerated people and/or their loved ones and advocates to share these lockdown exper...
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December 21, 2025 at 12:52 AM
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CA's CARE Court Program is a civil court program for individuals with severe mental illness to petition for court-ordered treatment plans. State & county data, service providers, CARE Court participants & family indicate the program is struggling to help.
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The Real People Behind the California CARE Court Program - Felony Murder Elimination Project
California CARE Court Program is a civil court program for individuals with severe, untreated mental illness to petition for court-ordered treatment plans.
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December 18, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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This week, the @deathpenaltyinfo.org released its annual report on the death penalty. We call on @gavinnewsom.bsky.social @governor.ca.gov to continue exhibiting moral clarity & leadership by commuting all death sentences in California.
#CommutetheRow
#ClemencyNow
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Death Penalty Information Center Releases Annual Report - Call on Governor Newsom to Commute the Row - Felony Murder Elimination Project
This week, the Death Penalty Information Center released its annual report on the death penalty. We call on Governor Newsom to continue exhibiting moral clarity and leadership by commuting all death s...
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December 17, 2025 at 11:02 PM
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Officials are testing an “Earned Living Unit” inside a closing Minnesota prison. If chosen for the program, participants live in a cell without a cellmate, move more freely between work and recreational activities, and pitch their own rehab ideas.

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Officials Testing “Earned Living Unit” Inside a Closing Minnesota Prison - Felony Murder Elimination Project
Officials are testing an “Earned Living Unit” inside a closing Minnesota prison. There have been no lockdowns since the unit opened.
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December 15, 2025 at 10:36 PM
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Prison economies often mimic the social relations and structures of the incarcerated population. "Inside the Fragile Balance of the Prison Economy" by incarcerated writer Devin A. Giordano, appears on the Prison Writers website.
#voicesoftheincarcerated

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Prison Writers - Inside the Fragile Balance of the Prison Economy - Felony Murder Elimination Project
Prison economies often mimic the social relations and structures of the incarcerated population. "Inside the Fragile Balance of the Prison Economy" by incarcerated writer Devin A. Giordano, appears on...
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December 12, 2025 at 11:55 PM
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Widely considered a form of psychological torture that provides minimal deterrence, studies overwhelmingly note ending the use of solitary confinement saves lives and improves safety.
#EndSolitaryConfinement
#Solitaryistorture

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Ending Solitary Confinement Saves Lives - Felony Murder Elimination Project
Widely considered a form of psychological torture that provides minimal deterrence, studies overwhelmingly note ending the use of solitary confinement saves lives and improves safety.
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December 11, 2025 at 10:56 PM