Jesse Jackson Jr. Has Written Not One But Two Books While In Prison

Former Illinois Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., leaves federal court in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013. Jackson was sentenced to two and a half years in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to scheming to spend $750,... Former Illinois Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr., leaves federal court in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013. Jackson was sentenced to two and a half years in prison Wednesday after pleading guilty to scheming to spend $750,000 in campaign funds on TV's, restaurant dinners, an expensive watch and other costly personal items. His wife received a sentence of one year. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh) MORE LESS
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In addition to scrubbing toilets, former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) has used his time in federal prison to write two separate books.

The news was reported Tuesday by AL.com, which recently received a series of emails from Jackson. The two books are titled “The Tao of Jesus Christ,” and “The Last Campaign: A Memoir.”

The website reached out to Jackson — who is currently serving a 2 ½ year sentence in an Alabama federal prison — to ask him about his ideas for prison reform. Jackson responded with emails and a nine-page letter laying out a plan that calls for presidential pardons for all offenders who have served their time. The letter was written by a man named John P. Karoly Jr., who was a fellow inmate with Jackson at a federal prison in North Carolina.

Jackson was transferred from the North Carolina facility last month after a reported dispute with prison officials.

Jackson pleaded guilty last year to charges stemming from his misuse of hundreds of thousands of dollars in campaign funds. He began serving his 30-month sentence in October, and has a listed release date of Dec. 31, 2015.

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  1. Now, if one book was a fictional tale of life in the British Navy during the early 19th century I’d be impressed…

  2. Avatar for darcy darcy says:

    The White Hotel it ain’t. Two books in a year. While cleaning toilets. Self-help Jesus stuff most likely. And of course redemption … or something like that. Jesse Sr. would be stopping by but he’s busy trying not to get served lunch at Cracker Barrel.

  3. As long as it includes an Irish naval surgeon who is a secret agent for the Crown, I’d read it.

  4. Avatar for darcy darcy says:

    Why does it always have to be about you?

  5. Avatar for dv01 dv01 says:

    I would have guessed one of the titles was “50 Shades of Grey” and the book was an analysis of the cinder blocks in his cell.

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