A searing exposé of the profound failures in our justice system, told by a woman who has journeyed from wrongfully accused prisoner to acclaimed public defender
KeedaΒ Haynes was a Girl Scout and a churchgoer, but after college graduation, she was imprisoned for a crime she didnβt commit. Her boyfriend had asked her toΒ signΒ for some packagesβpackages she did not know were filled with marijuana.Β As a young Black womanΒ falselyΒ accused, prosecuted,Β and ultimatelyΒ imprisoned,Β HaynesΒ suffered the abuses of our racist and sexist justice system.Β But rather thanΒ giveΒ inΒ to despair, she decided to fight for change.Β After her release, she attended law school at night, became a public defender,Β andΒ ultimately staged a highly publicized campaign for Congress.Β At every turn of her unlikely story, she gives unique insights into the inequities built into our institutions.Β In the end, despite the injustice she endured, sheΒ emerges convincedΒ that ours can become a true second-chance culture.