Update: Tim DeChristopher Is No Longer in Solitary Confinement
Kevin Gosztola is following this closely on Firedoglake ..
Environmental activist Tim DeChristopher, who was given a two-year sentence in prison for making fake bids in a Utah public land auction that was later found to be corrupt, has been moved out of solitary confinement. He has been put back in the minimum security camp where he was being held before a member of Congress had him moved .. Apparently, a member of Congress saw an email where DeChristopher expressed interest in giving money back that had been given to his legal defense fund. That member then had DeChristopher moved on March 9. The identity of this member is still unknown, but what is pretty clear is that the order to put DeChristopher in solitary was inhumane. It was like something that would happen to a political prisoner being held in a fascist country
i hope they find out the name of the guy who put him in solitary and roast his ass – mab .. read more
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