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Composer and Activist Samora Pinderhughes, Playwright and Actor Liza Jessie Peterson, and Producer Catherine Gund join FWD.us for a Night of Performances and Conversations About the Incarceration Crisis at the Blackhouse at Sundance Film Festival

(PARK CITY, UT) – On Saturday, January 25, FWD.us sponsored and co-hosted and music lounge in the Blackhouse Foundation event space at this year’s Sundance Film Festival. The event highlighted the devastating impact of incarceration on America’s families and documentary film Aggie, a film about collector and philanthropist Agnes “Aggie”… Read More

Harsh Sentences are Hurting America’s Families

ICYMI: Oklahoma Gov. Kevin Stitt Signs commutation docket of more than 500 people.

We wanted to make sure that you saw this important news out of Oklahoma. In November, the Oklahoma Pardon and Parole Board voted to recommend the commutation of sentences for hundreds of Oklahomans. This docket was promptly signed by Governor Kevin Stitt, which resulted in the release of 462 Oklahomans… Read More

FWD.us Statement on Recent Deaths at Mississippi Prison Facilities

JACKSON, MS – FWD.us Mississippi State Director Alesha Judkins issued the following statement today in response to the recent deaths at Mississippi prison facilities: “The repeated loss of life of people incarcerated at various Mississippi prison facilities is heartbreaking and should no longer be tolerated. Sadly, these recent, avoidable tragedies,… Read More