Justice Rules: Swept Down the Rabbit Hole of the Penal System

Justine Morgan's life takes a dark and unexpected turn when she is swept into her boyfriend's criminal underworld and thrust into the labyrinth of the penal system. Despite her protests of innocence, Justine is sentenced to a five-year sentence with no parole. Inside the cold, unforgiving walls of the state prison, she discovers a new purpose. Surrounded by fellow inmates who have lost all hope of a future, Justine becomes their advocate, fighting for their dignity and second chances.

A deeply nuanced look at the criminal justice system in America and the unequal treatment of women offenders within it. Justine Morgan had made some bad decisions in her young life but by far the worst of those was to fall in love with a charming man who would ultimately lead her into a world of trouble and crime. A law student at university, Justine was heading toward her desired goal of becoming a lawyer when Carl sat down beside her one day in her statistics class. Love and naiveté allowed Justine to meekly surrender her dreams, drop out, and blindly follow Carl wherever he commanded. When Carl and an accomplice pull off an armed robbery, she finds herself unwittingly driving the getaway car. Tried as an accomplice to armed robbery, Justine quickly finds herself incarcerated in federal prison for five years. Bewildered and lost, how is a middle-class, privileged white girl going to survive in the harsh environment of the U.S. Federal prison system?