A knock at midnight : a story of hope, justice, and freedom / Brittany K. Barnett.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barnett, Brittany K., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Barnett, Brittany K.

Jones, Sharanda--Trials, litigation, etc.

Jones, Sharanda.

Criminal defense lawyers--Texas--Biography.

Criminal defense lawyers.

Prisoners--Legal status, laws, etc--United States.

Prisoners.

Prisoners--Legal status, laws, etc.

Clemency.

United States.

Judicial error--United States.

Judicial error.

Clemency--United States.

Trials.

Texas.

Genre:

Biographies.

Autobiographies.

Physical Description:

viii, 321 pages ; 25 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Crown, [2020]

Summary:

"An urgent call to free those buried alive by America's legal system, and an inspiring true story about unwavering belief in humanity-from a gifted young lawyer and important new voice in the movement to transform the system. Brittany K. Barnett was only a law student when she came across the case that would change her life forever-that of Sharanda Jones, single mother, business owner, and, like Brittany, Black daughter of the rural South. A victim of America's devastating war on drugs, Sharanda had been torn away from her young daughter and was serving a life sentence without parole-for a first-time drug offense. In Sharanda, Brittany saw haunting echoes of her own life, both as the daughter of a formerly incarcerated mother and as the once-girlfriend of an abusive drug dealer. As she studied this case, a system came into focus: one where widespread racial injustice forms the core of America's addiction to incarceration. Moved by Sharanda's plight, Brittany set to work to gain her freedom. This had never been the plan. Bright and ambitious, Brittany was a successful accountant on her way to a high-powered future in corporate law. But Sharanda's case opened the door to a harrowing journey through the criminal justice system. By day she moved billion-dollar deals, and by night she worked pro bono to free clients in near-hopeless legal battles. Ultimately, her path transformed her understanding of injustice in the courts, of genius languishing behind bars, and the very definition of freedom itself. Brittany's riveting memoir is at once a coming-of-age story and a powerful evocation of what it takes to bring hope and justice to a system built to resist them both"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Machine generated contents note: pt. One Traveling

ch. 1 Dear Mama

ch. 2 Hero On Ground Zero

ch. 3 The Hole

ch. 4 Other Side Of The Game

ch. 5 Pulling Chain

pt. Two Knocking

ch. 6 Proximity

ch. 7 I Am Sharanda Jones

ch. 8 Looking For A Key

ch. 9 A Knock At My Door

ch. 10 Girls Embracing Mothers

ch. 11 Plea For Mercy

ch. 12 Steppers Keep Steppin'

ch. 13 Love, Faith, Hope

pt. Three Dawn

ch. 14 Xvi

ch. 15 Midnight

ch. 16 Genius Behind Bars

ch. 17 Dawn Will Come.

Part 1 Traveling p. 7

Chapter 1 Dear Mama p. 9

Chapter 2 Hero On Ground Zero p. 18

Chapter 3 The Hole p. 32

Chapter 4 Other Side of the Game p. 41

Chapter 5 Pulling Chain p. 55

Part 2 Knocking p. 77

Chapter 6 Proximity p. 79

Chapter 7 I Am Sharanda Jones p. 96

Chapter 8 Looking for a Key p. 118

Chapter 9 A Knock At My Door p. 136

Chapter 10 Girls Embracing Mothers p. 154

Chapter 11 Plea for Mercy p. 174

Chapter 12 Steppers Keep Steppin' p. 196

Chapter 13 Love, Faith, Hope p. 212

Part 3 Dawn p. 235

Chapter 14 XVI p. 237

Chapter 15 Midnight p. 258

Chapter 16 Genius Behind Bars p. 277

Chapter 17 Dawn Will Come p. 296.

Other Format:

Online version: Barnett, Brittany K., A knock at midnight

ISBN:

9781984825780

198482578X

OCLC:

1112906063