Our HB 107 Letter
“To my representative and senator,
I am writing to urge your strong consideration of HB107, which repeals Alabama’s Habitual Felony Offender Act.
Young people throughout our state are united in the opinion that many people are ‘caught’ for crimes that do not warrant a life sentence.
Alabama’s HFOA, the harshest repeat offender law in the Southeast (with the exception of Mississippi), allows prior convictions committed when individuals were less than 18, as well as low-level drug and property crimes, to be used for enhancement purposes.
Nearly 5,600 individuals in Alabama are serving long prison sentences enhanced by the HFOA, including more than 1,600 lifers.
Of these, 239 will die in prison unless the law is changed.
HB 107 gives Alabama’s Circuit Court judges discretion in reviewing life without parole sentences imposed decades ago and to revisit those sentences in circumstances where incarcerated people in their 50s and 60s have engaged in positive programs, demonstrated rehabilitation, and are no risk to public safety if re-sentenced and released.”
Who received it?
Allen Farley- Representative- Republican- House district 15- 8 Sent
Allen Treadaway- Representative- Republican- House district 51- 1 Sent
Arnold Mooney- Representative- Republican- House district 43- 1 Sent
Arthur Orr- Senator- Republican- Senate district 3- 2 sent
Brian Kelsey- Senator- Republican- Senate district 31- 1 Sent
Charles Schwertner- Senator- Republican- Senate district 5- 1 Sent
Chris Pringle- Representative- Republican- House district 101- 1 Sent
Dan Roberts- Senator- Republican- Senate district 15- 44 Sent
Danny Garrett- Representative- Republican- House district 44- 1 Sent
David Faulkner- Representative- Republican- House district 46- 23 Sent
David Wheeler- Representative- Republican- House district 47- AL- 1 Sent
Dawn Buckingham- Senator- Republican- Senate district 24- 1 Sent
Dickie Drake-Representative- Republican- House district 45-1 Sent
Greg J. Reed- Senator- Republican- Senate district 5- 1 Sent
J.T. “Jabo” Waggoner- Senator- Republican- Senate district 16- 7 Sent
Jim Carns- Representative- Republican- House district 48- 20 Sent
Jim McClendon- Senator- Republican- Senate district 11- 2 Sent
John W. Rogers- Representative- Democrat- House district 52- 4 Sent
Kyle KacaL- Representative- Republican- House district 12- 1 Sent
Linda Coleman-Madison- Senator- Democrat-Senate district 20- 3 Sent
Mark White- Representative- Republican- House district 83- 1 Sent
Mary Moore- Representative- Democrat- House district 59- AL- 1 Sent
Mike Ball- Representative- Republican- House district 10- 2 sent
Neil Rafferty- Representative- Democrat- House district 54- 13 Sent
Randy Wood- Representative- Republican- House district 36- 2 Sent
Rod Scott- Representative- Democrat- House district 55- 1 Sent
Rodger M. Smitherman- Senator- Democrat- Senate District 18- 18 Sent
Rolanda Hollis- Representative- Democrat- House district 58- 1 sent
Sam Jones- Representative- Democrat- House district 99- 1 Sent
Shay Shelnutt- Senator- Republican- Senate district 17- 2 Sent
Shelby Slawson- Representative- Republican- House district 59- 1 Sent
Vivian Davis Figures- Senator- Democrat- Senate district 33- 1 sent