Collateral Consequences is a dramatic novel by Kevin Barron about the lives of three families. The Stevens family, the Davis family, and the Boyd family and how they deal with the many challenges they face when their loved ones are incarcerated. It also tells of the support and lack of support the families receive and the abuses that happen in a broken prison system. It is also a story about a wealthy businessman named Menelik Musa; and how he uses his wealth to help the families of incarcerated individuals.