Let's Make the"Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 Retroactive"

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Let\'s Make the\"Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 Retroactive\"

We the undersigned ask that our voices be heard in making the "Fair Sentencing Act of 2010 Retroactive".I have a loved one serving a 15 year prison term under the old law.I am asking that those incarcerated before the new law get the chance to have fair sentencing as well.The new law is not retroactive which means the change to mandatory minimum sentences do not benefit anyone who has been already convicted whom are currently serving harsh prison terms.Our prison system is flooded with low-level drug offenders,and non-violent offenders under the old crack disparity law.
We are only asking that the sentence fit the crime. Please reunite loved ones with their families,and give them their lives back.These individuals can never get their time lost back,nor can the children of these incarcerated individuals get the time lost with their parents.
Thank you for reading this lettter.
Sincerely,
Mrs.V Williams

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November 30, 2011    link
Someone from Atlanta, GA writes:
Unfair is unfair, not just "new" offender unfair, its "old offender unfair as well. This Justice system has got to be forced to live up to its name.
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November 19, 2011    link
Someone from Slidell, LA signed.
October 22, 2011    link
Kalindi M. from Alachua, FL signed.
September 26, 2011    link
Lenora A. from Greenville, NC writes:
I support making this law retroactive on a state and federal level. To ensure that this law is acknowledged and enforced in the CJS. Some public defenders are saying this law does not apply here in NC. When the President signed it, the bill became law. Some courts are still going to do what they want to do because they have the power and who's going to hold them accountable?
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September 2, 2011    link
Kenneth J. from Roanoke, VA signed.
July 11, 2011    link
John B. from Salt Lake City, UT writes:
i must approve that peace out John Bias
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July 3, 2011    link
Kerri J. from Augusta, GA signed.
July 3, 2011    link
Someone from Hammond, LA writes:
i think its unfair to others,most crack dealer are not violent criminals,most of them are only trying to feed their families,all the jobs today are taken or held up for family members,friends,etc,but anyway ,how and why would they split this bill up ,if its a law then it should benefit everyone,no exceptions
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July 3, 2011    link
Someone from Hammond, LA signed.
July 1, 2011    link
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Maria D. from Gilroy, CA signed.
June 29, 2011    link
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June 28, 2011    link
Penny O. from Minneapolis, MN signed.
June 23, 2011    link
Jenna S. from Lenoir, NC signed.
June 17, 2011    link
Audra M. from Lakeland, FL signed.
June 17, 2011    link
Someone from Chicago, IL signed.
June 16, 2011    link
Someone from Wilmington, CA writes:
The law was changed because it is unjust, no one should continue to suffer from an unjust law.
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June 8, 2011    link
COSTELLO W. from Washington, DC signed.
June 8, 2011    link
MARSHEILA T. from Washington, DC writes:
PLEASE MAKE RETROACTIVE
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June 8, 2011    link
Yolanda W. from Fredericksburg, VA signed.