Environmentalist Daniel McGowan was profiled in the Oscar-nominated documentary "If a Tree Falls." McGowan was sentenced to 7 years in prison, and the court applied what's called a "terrorism enhancement." If McGowan's recent re-incarceration is retaliation for his First Amendment activity, it would fit a pattern of behavior by the Justice Department and Bureau of Prisons to keep these units secretive. |
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