Jesse Jackson Jr. Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison, Wife Gets 12

Jackson asked to be given his wife's time so that his children wouldn't have both parents in jail

Reason Staff | 8.14.2013 1:48 PM

Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. was sentenced today to 30 months in prison plus three years of supervised release for misspending about $750,000 in campaign funds.

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Jesse Jackson Jr. Sentenced to 30 Months in Prison, Wife Gets 12

Jackson asked to be given his wife's time so that his children wouldn't have both parents in jail

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