October 29th, 2013
12:00 PM ET
7 years ago
Jesse Jackson Jr. reports to prison
(CNN) - After a day of conflicting information about his whereabouts, former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. has indeed reported to federal prison to serve a 30-month sentence, a Federal Bureau of Prisons spokesman said Tuesday.
Jackson - once a rising Democratic star whose political career imploded over the use of campaign finances to support lavish personal spending - entered a federal prison camp in Butner, North Carolina, on Tuesday morning, bureau spokesman Ed Ross said.
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Most members of congress should be in or on their way to prison because they are nothing but a den of thieves.
I'm a Democrat. Have to say, this guy knew better. I support jail for any party, any member who self enriches in a job that is for the people.
Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.meet former U.S. Rep. Rick Renzi , you will be sharing a cell together for the next three years , with good time you both will be out in eighteen months .
And no , you both cant wear your Rolex watches on the yard , they must be kept in property till your release .
They both should have received a harder sentence , Similar to Former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick sentenced to 28 years in prison for corruption .
They would have been executed in China or given no less then 80 years.
It would be nice if FL governor Scott could join him.