Melissa Mummert
Bio:
Melissa Mummert is a documentary filmmaker. Mummert made the film Perversion of Justice, which explores the plight of women who have been incarcerated under mandatory minimum sentencing laws.
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November 24, 2008 | Hamedah Hasan, Melissa Mummert |
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Concrete Bed
As a result of Draconian federal sentencing laws imposed since the 1980s, the author, caught on the edges of her cousin’s cocaine-selling operation, remains locked up despite what her trial judge called her “extraordinary rehabilitation.” While we seek out family during this holiday season, she longs for her three daughters and hopes that a documentary about her case will influence judicial policy makers.
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