“It’s critical that whatever moves in the final weeks of this administration includes broad clemency for those serving disproportionately long and racially disparate prison sentences,” said Zoë Towns, Executive Director of FWD.us. “We applaud national labor leaders for adding their voices to the push for President Biden to grant clemency for the thousands  serving long sentences under outdated laws. Their support is an important step in advancing this effort, as labor unions have long been at the forefront of advocating for safe and effective criminal justice reforms that support the well-being of workers and their families.”

To read the letter of support click here.

About FWD.us’ Clemency work

• FWD.us Clemency Ad “One More Chance”
• Clemency Primer: With the Stroke of a Pen: A Primer on Presidential Clemency
• Clemency Poll Memo: New Polling Shows Strong National Support for Reducing Incarceration and Expanding Clemency
• Federal Prison Population Fact Sheet with the NAACP: The Federal Prison Population Is at an Inflection Point
• Clemency & Advancing Public Safety Brief: The The Case for Clemency: Reducing Lengthy Federal Prison Sentences and Advancing Public Safety for Clemency: Reducing Lengthy Federal Prison Sentences and Advancing Public Safety
• Clemency 1-Pager: Seizing the Moment: President Biden’s Opportunity to Take Bold Clemency Action