The Sentence (2018)

She went to prison. They did the time.

85 min★ 7.0 · 734 votes

• Crime
• Documentary

Cindy Shank, mother of three, is serving a 15-year sentence in federal prison for her tangential involvement with a Michigan drug ring years earlier. This intimate portrait of mandatory minimum drug sentencing's devastating consequences, captured by Cindy's brother, follows her and her family over the course of ten years.

Release date

January 20, 2018

Country of origin

United States