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This is a list of lists of American politicians at the state and local levels who have been convicted of felony crimes committed while in office. The lists are broken by decades. The lists are broken by decades.
"Political prisoner" is an inherently vague term which is most commonly applied to people persecuted for their political beliefs or for their "threat" to the government. [ 1 ] Imprisonment for mere expression of political beliefs is rare in the modern United States, because free speech and free expression are well-established in law. [ 2 ]
Dan Rostenkowski (D-IL) was convicted and sentenced to 18 months in prison, in 1995. [119] Joe Kolter (D-PA) pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy and sentenced to 6 months in prison (1996). [120] [121] Wes Cooley (R-OR) was convicted of having lied on the 1994 voter information pamphlet about his service in the Army.
Aung San Suu Kyi was an Amnesty International-recognized prisoner of conscience from 1989 to 1995, from 2000 to 2002, and from 2003 to 2010. [ 67 ] Main article: Political prisoners in Myanmar
Amnesty International prisoners of conscience held by the United States (6 P) Pages in category "Political prisoners in the United States" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total.
The post 15 Rikers Island prisoners died in 2021. All were Black and brown. appeared first on TheGrio. New York City’s infamous Rikers Island jail complex, like many others across the country ...
Released from prison in 2014 and deported to Canada where he was born. [69] May 15, 2019: Patrick James Nolan: Eastern District of California: February 18, 1994 33 months in prison, three years of supervised release, and $10,000 fine Conducting the affairs of an enterprise through a pattern of racketeering
Trump previously called those prosecuted for the riot "political prisoners", who posed "zero threat". Democrats describe the day as an attempted insurrection, and an attack on democracy itself.