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Richard Hatch, Let Out For Home Confinement, Rejailed For Giving Media Interviews

The American Civil Liberties Union says that Richard Hatch, recently allowed out of prison to serve the rest of his sentence for tax evasion under home confinement, should not have been returned to jail for granting two media interviews simply because they were technically not authorized by the agency overseeing Mr. Hatch’s release. ACLU spokeperson Steven Brown said, “It’s appalling to think that he has been sent to jail merely for speaking to the media about his own court case.” Read more here.