Loading...
Loading...
Click here if you don’t see subscription options
Politics & SocietyJesuitical

Podcast: Her mom went to prison. Now she fights to free others from life sentences.

JesuiticalJune 18, 2021
iStock

This week on Jesuitical, Zac and Ashley talk with Brittany Barnett about unjust sentencing laws, the experience of visiting her own mother in prison and her work fighting to get clemency for men and women sentenced to life without parole for drug offenses. Brittany is an attorney and the author of the Christopher Awarding-winning book A Knock at Midnight: A Story of Hope, Justice, and Freedom.

Links from the show:

Jesuitical

A podcast from the young, hip and lay editors of America Media. Hosted by Ashley McKinless and Zac Davis.

Provide feedback on this article

We don’t have comments turned on everywhere anymore. We have recently relaunched the commenting experience at America and are aiming for a more focused commenting experience with better moderation by opening comments on a select number of articles each day.

But we still want your feedback. You can join the conversation about this article with us in social media on Twitter or Facebook, or in one of our Facebook discussion groups for various topics.

Or send us feedback on this article with one of the options below:

We welcome and read all letters to the editor but, due to the volume received, cannot guarantee a response.

In order to be considered for publication, letters should be brief (around 200 words or less) and include the author’s name and geographic location. Letters may be edited for length and clarity.

We open comments only on select articles so that we can provide a focused and well-moderated discussion on interesting topics. If you think this article provides the opportunity for such a discussion, please let us know what you'd like to talk about, or what interesting question you think readers might want to respond to.

If we decide to open comments on this article, we will email you to let you know.

If you have a message for the author, we will do our best to pass it along. Note that if the article is from a wire service such as Catholic News Service, Religion News Service, or the Associated Press, we will not have direct contact information for the author. We cannot guarantee a response from any author.

We welcome any information that will help us improve the factual accuracy of this piece. Thank you.

Please consult our Contact Us page for other options to reach us.

City and state/province, or if outside Canada or the U.S., city and country. 
When you click submit, this article page will reload. You should see a message at the top of the reloaded page confirming that your feedback has been received.

Most popular

1
Cardinal Cupich: 3 ways the synod’s ‘conversations in the Spirit’ can revolutionize the church
Blase J. Cupich
2
New Pope Francis interview with CBS’s Norah O’Donnell to air tonight
OSV News
3
We may have reached peak Taylor Swift.
Kevin Christopher Robles
4
How the pontifical university founded by St. Ignatius is changing to meet the needs of modern students
Gerard O’Connell
5
The Our Father meets Paul Simon’s ‘The Sound of Silence’ at Spanish Mass
Aleja Hertzler-McCain - Religion News Service

Your source for jobs, books, retreats, and much more.

Coordinator of Faith & Community Life
Jobs
Community at the Crossing
Volunteer / Vocation
Benedictine Spiritual Direction Training & Certification Program
Retreats, Spiritual Resources
Jesuit Spiritual Center at Milford
Retreat Houses, Retreats
Director of Faith Formation and Family Ministry – A Uniquely Complete Opportunity
Jobs
See all Classifieds

The latest from america

New Pope Francis interview with CBS’s Norah O’Donnell to air tonight
A portion of a new interview with Pope Francis will air tonight on the “CBS Evening News” at 6:30 p.m. Eastern, according to a release from the CBS News Communications office.
OSV NewsApril 24, 2024
Do we believe Christ is big enough for all of us?
A Homily for the Fifth Sunday of Easter, by Father Terrance Klein
Terrance KleinApril 24, 2024
Cardinal Cupich: 3 ways the synod’s ‘conversations in the Spirit’ can revolutionize the church
The reflections of Timothy Radcliffe, O.P., convinced me that Pope Francis' reframing of the scope and meaning of synods will have staying power, because it opens up a new model for the church.
Blase J. CupichApril 24, 2024
Pope Francis: A drop of pride can spoil a virtuous life
During his general audience, Pope Francis reminded his listeners of the importance of the theological virtues of faith, hope and charity. Engaging the crowd by having them recite the virtues aloud, Francis said that theological virtues animate our everyday actions toward the good.
Pope FrancisApril 24, 2024