Two Strikes
20 mins
Mark Jones, a former West Point cadet struggling with PTSD and alcoholism, got life in prison in Florida after an attempted carjacking under Florida’s “two-strikes” law. Such statutes result in mandatory maximum sentences, including life in prison, for crimes in which no one is injured. Florida’s is among the strictest, but many states have similar laws that increase prison time for repeat offenses.
Cary Aspinwall
Self - Reporter
Ursula Liang
Director
Ursula Liang
Writer
Ursula Liang
Producer
Tessa Travis
Producer
Eugene Yi
Editor
Cary Aspinwall
Co-Producer
Isaac Mead-Long
Director of Photography
Andrew Orkin
Original Music Composer