FedCure
FedCure
We are the world's leading experts in matters relating to federal inmates. Collectively, five of FedCURE 's 14 board members has over 50 years of in prison experience--behind the fence--as former federal inmates. Each holding J.D.'s and two holding Ph. D's. Our lifetime members include the best criminal attorneys in the United States. You can donate and or join now at: http://www.fedcure.org/join.shtml.
We are currently campaigning for H.R. 4036, a bill to Revive the System of Parole for Federal Prisoners, introduced on 25 March 2004, by U.S. Rep. Danny Davis (D) of Illinois. FedCURE is now in Phase I of the HR 4036 campaign: Public awareness and fundraising. During the CURE/FedCURE convention, this past June in Washington, DC, FedCURE's Executive Committee, Rep. Danny Davis and his point persons on legislative affairs, made amendments to H.R. 4036 and the bill was sent to the legislative counsel for rewrite.
Phase II, will have Rep. Davis resubmitting the bill to the next Congress and FedCURE will mount a call to the community to contact congressional members to support this legislation. Major developments will be published to our web site and posted on our FedCURE-org Yahoo discussion group.
The rewrite is to amend H.R. 4036 as follows:
The bill will apply to everyone presently in the system whether they are parole eligible or ineligible, old law or new law, violent or non-violent.
It will call for presumptive parole on the record.
It will include a second segment that has the old good time statutes for statutory good time plus a new portion that will add extra good time days for what we are calling “superior program achievement.” This means that everyone will be eligible for extra good time whether they excel in reading or not, so long as they do something to deserve it.
As of 12th June 2004, FedCURE has added a compassionate release provision that would grant release at age 65 after serving 25 years incarceration without institutional violence.
Additionally, FedCURE is working on H.R. 3575 and supporting H.R. 4676:
H.R. 3575. A bill to provide an alternate release date for certain nonviolent federal offenders. Status 12/10/03: Referred to Subcommittee. This is a simple bill, but it does nothing for nonviolent offenders serving life sentences. FedCURE seeks to amend this bill to include all nonviolent federal offenders. See: http://www.fedcure.org/information/HR3575.shtml.
H.R. 4676. Second Chance Act of 2004: Community Safety Through Recidivism Prevention. A bill to reauthorize the grant program of the Department of Justice for reentry of offenders into the community, to establish a task force on Federal programs and activities relating to the reentry of offenders into the community, and for other purposes. Sponsor: Rep Portman, Rob (introduced /23/2004) Cosponsors (1 Latest Major Action: 7/15/2004 Referred to House subcommittee. Status: Referred to the Subcommittee on Select Education.
In the meantime, we are encouraging the community to thank U.S. Rep. Danny Davis (D) of Illinois for introducing the bill and to contact other house members to support it. However, you should mention that you want to see this legislation apply to all federal offenders. Click here to Contact Congress. http://www.fedcure.org/ContactCongressREP-SEN.
