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November 30, 2016

Journalist & Activist Barrett Brown Released from Prison
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In Texas, journalist and activist Barrett Brown has been released from
federal prison after spending four years behind bars on charges related
to the hacking of the private intelligence firm Stratfor, which exposed
how the firm spied on activists on behalf of corporations. In 2014, he
pleaded guilty to charges of transmitting threats, accessory to a
cyber-attack and obstruction of justice. Supporters say Brown has been
unfairly targeted for investigating the highly secretive world of
private intelligence and military contractors. At one point, Brown faced
100 years in prison before pleading guilty to lesser charges. Earlier
this year, Brown won the National Magazine Award for prison columns, for
a series of columns he wrote for The Intercept.


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