Jesse Jackson Jr. Gets A Prison Release Date

Former Illinois Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife, Sandra, arrive at federal court in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013, to learn their fates when a federal judge sentences the one-time power couple for misusing... Former Illinois Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. and his wife, Sandra, arrive at federal court in Washington, Wednesday, Aug. 14, 2013, to learn their fates when a federal judge sentences the one-time power couple for misusing $750,000 in campaign money on everything from a gold-plated Rolex watch and mink capes to vacations and mounted elk heads. MORE LESS
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Former Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr. (D-IL) could be out of prison by Dec. 31, 2015.

The Chicago Tribune reported on Friday that Jackson’s projected release date, which has been posted on the Bureau of Prisons website, assumes that Jackson receives the full reduction for good behavior. Federal prisons who behave are eligible to reduce their sentences by 54 days a year. 

“If he does not maintain clear conduct, some of his ‘good time’ could be disallowed,” Chris Burke, a spokesman for the bureau, told the newspaper.

Jackson entered prison on Tuesday, following a mix-up on Monday at the Butner Federal Correctional Complex in Butner, N.C., where Jackson was turned away following a paperwork issue. 

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