Unintended Consequences

12 min | Not Rated | 2012

Justice Denied

 Unintended Consequences is a documentary short examining the draconian impact of the Rockefeller Mandatory Minimum Drug Laws on families and communities in New York City. It follows a group called The Mothers of the New York Disappeared and focuses on Terrence Stevens, who was incarcerated under the Rockefeller Mandatory Minimum Drug Laws and received a sentence of fifteen years-to life. Suffering from muscular dystrophy and paralyzed from the neck down, Stevens served 9 years in a maximum security prison before being granted clemency. The film was produced in association with the Drug Policy Institute, which spearheaded the campaign to reform the Rockerfeller Manditory Minimum Drug Laws.

Trailer

“I want to commend you on this film. We have used Unintended Consequences at 25 venues this year as a tool for public education on the Rockefeller Drug Laws repeal. The film has proven invaluable. Please keep on keeping on. Social justice needs an artist like you”

— Julie Mormando, JusticeWorks Community