Day One in Prison for Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. - Roll Call

Day One in Prison for Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.

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By Kent Cooper

Posted October 29, 2013 at 2:36pm

Jesse Jackson Jr

Jackson was sentenced to 30 months in prison, and started today in a federal prison camp in Butner, North Carolina.

Jackson pleaded guilty to misuse of $750,000 in campaign funds. View Roll Call article.

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