Brenda Prather is sentenced to 40 years to life imprisonment under an “accomplice liability” law after her husband sells drugs to an undercover New York State cop.

These laws impose criminality onto women who have no involvement in drug-related crimes for common actions, such as renting a car, purchasing household supplies that could be used to manufacture drugs, or taking a message, that are harshly interpreted by the law as "acts of accomplice liability."

Accomplice liability often leads to disproportionate punishment for these women, who are likely to live with and share household duties with their partners, due to their roles as primary caretakers and/or because of economic structures that force them into low-wage jobs.

Brenda is convicted for handing a roll of aluminum foil to her husband, which he later used for drug-related activities, even though he later testified that she was unaware of his actions.