MiAngel Cody gave Fenner some life-changing news; he would finally be going home.
“I can breathe, man, I can finally breathe,” a tearful Fenner is heard saying in a recording of the moment. Houston rapper and activist
Trae Tha Truth collaborated with Cody to fight for his release. “Are you serious, man?” asked Fenner.
And serious they were. On September 16, 2020, Fenner walked out of prison a free man.
For Cody, these calls have become common occurrences. The attorney heads
The Decarceration Collective, a Black woman-led law office that has helped over 40 nonviolent offenders come home from prison. The crusade helps inmates like Fenner, who are serving life sentences due to drug convictions under the “three strikes” law and the racially unfair punishments between crack and powder cocaine.