This week, FAMM (Families Against Mandatory Minimums) sent a letter to members of the Arizona House of Representatives urging them not to pass HB 2241, a bill that would create 10- and 15-year mandatory minimum sentences for people who sell heroin, fentanyl, and other opioids, even if they are themselves addicts.
FAMM Vice President of Policy Molly Gill stated, “The opioid epidemic is terrifying, but Arizona can’t afford to do more of what does not work. Arizona has used mandatory minimum sentences for opioid offenses for years, and it hasn’t stopped drug use or sales. Arizona House members should go back to the drawing board and invest in treating addicts, saving people from overdoses, and stopping drugs at the border. Too many lives are at stake to resort to longer, more expensive prison terms that don’t work.”
FAMM, a nonpartisan national advocacy organization, promotes criminal justice reforms.