Brittany K. Barnett's 'A Knock At Midnight' Details Fighting Mass Incarceration

Connecticut Public Radio | By Lucy Nalpathanchil,

Tess Terrible

Published January 12, 2021 at 8:27 AM EST

While still just a law student, Brittany K. Barnett met Sharanda Jones, a single mother, business owner and a woman serving a life sentence without parole for a first time drug offense.

This hour, Brittany K. Barnett, author of A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom joins us to discuss her fight for Sharanda’s freedom and our country’s continued struggle with a racially challenged criminal justice system.

Coming up, we talk about the War on Drugs and the policies that resulted in the disproportionate mass incarceration of people of color.

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Cat Pastor contributed to this show which originally aired December 10, 2020.

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