My advice to prisoners and families is to never feel like you are alone. Know that things will not change unless each and every person works together to end bad laws. It's really important to not give up. All of us have a bad day or a lonely night when you feel like its futile and you want to give up. Channel your sadness, anger, frustration in a constructive way.
Silence is the real threat.
In the Trenches California Virginia Resner makes sure no one forgets about mandatory sentences on the West Coast. The show received a favorable review in the Style section of the San Francisco Examiner, one of Northern California's largest newspapers. Also in June, Virginia distributed FAMM materials at two large festivals in San Francisco and Petaluma. In July, Virginia spoke to San Francisco State University students and provided them with evidence that mandatory sentences are a terrible waste by bringing 50 pieces of the HR 95 exhibit to the school. If you are a California FAMM member, you can help Virginia by volunteering your time to pass out flyers, staff information tables, and more.