"In 1999, <a href=""http://www.famm.org/facesofFAMM/FederalProfiles/SharandaJones.aspx"" target=""_blank"">Sharanda Jones</a> was arrested and charged with conspiracy to distribute crack cocaine. She was found guilty and sentenced to life in prison without parole, her first and only conviction. Jones bought cocaine from a Houston supplier and brought it to Dallas to be turned into crack cocaine. She was considered the leader of the conspiracy and had her sentence enhanced because she possessed a legally purchased firearm."