Persistent
- 2022
- 17m
Marcus Jackson fights for change after Kentucky's persistent felony offender statute landed him in prison for ten years on a marijuana charge. In the state of Kentucky, the persistent felony... Read allMarcus Jackson fights for change after Kentucky's persistent felony offender statute landed him in prison for ten years on a marijuana charge. In the state of Kentucky, the persistent felony offender (PFO) statute gives prosecutors the option of enhancing an offender's sentence i... Read allMarcus Jackson fights for change after Kentucky's persistent felony offender statute landed him in prison for ten years on a marijuana charge. In the state of Kentucky, the persistent felony offender (PFO) statute gives prosecutors the option of enhancing an offender's sentence if they were previously convicted of a felony. In the past two decades, about 16% of all cr... Read all