Jacqueline Jackson, Rev Jackson's w...
Jacqueline Jackson, Rev Jackson's wife, is arrested for trespassing at the U Navy's firing range in Vieques. Along with other protester she demands an immediate halt to the Navy's bombing campaign. A scheduled bombing exercise obtains delayed for six hours, and protester claim victory. Jackson refuses to pay $3000 in bail and is sentenc to 10 days in a federal jail. Her husband reports the Tribune her sentence is "excessive" and "infringes in succession her 1st Amendment rights." COPYRIGHT 2002 Community Renewal Society COPYRIGHT 2002 Gale Group
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