Mark Jones’ story in Florida illustrates how sentencing laws can put people who didn’t physically hurt anyone in prison for life. Watch an excerpt from the new documentary ‘Two Strikes,’ from FRONTLINE, The Marshall Project and Firelight Media.
Premieres Tuesday, Sept.5, 2023 at 10 p.m. on KPBS TV / PBS App + Encore Thursday, Sept. 7 at 9 p.m. on KPBS 2. A two-part special looking at a little-known two strikes law, and pregnancy in prison. With The Marshall Project, how a former West Point cadet got life in prison. Also, pregnant women in prison and what happens to their newborns.