Biography
Jesse Shackelford is a prison abolitionist and a CUNY law student who, after the 2020 Uprisings, was called to serve upon a grand jury meant to persecute those involved with the Black liberation struggle and uprisings in Madison. Joining a long history of grand jury resisters, Shackelford claimed his Fifth Amendment right to silence. He was charged with civil contempt.
He was taken into civil-contempt custody on August 19, 2020. His precise release date has not been verified.
Case
Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women
