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Joy Gibson

AKA: Rowan
In Custody
Date of birth:1995
Gender:Non-binary
Race:White
Era:2020s
State:Texas
Time Imprisoned:
1 Year 3 Months 22 Days
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Immigrant Rights Anti-Fascism Prairieland Defendants
Joy Gibson

Biography

Joy Gibson, also known as Rowan, is a trans nonbinary activist from Texas and the partner of fellow Prairieland defendant Benjamin Hanil Song. Gibson pleaded guilty to providing material support to terrorism in connection with the July 4, 2025 solidarity demonstration at the Prairieland ICE Detention Center in Alvarado, Texas, protesting the Trump administration's mass deportation campaign. As a non-cooperating defendant who refused to testify against co-defendants, Gibson received a significantly harsher sentence than cooperating witnesses, and was sentenced to 180 months (15 years) in federal prison.

Case

Federal Bureau of Prisons
Charges: Providing material support to terrorists (guilty plea)
Arrested: Jul 4, 2025
Sentenced: Jul 1, 2026
Incarcerated: Jul 4, 2025
Sentence: 180 months (15 years)
Prosecutor: Frank Gatto; Shawn Smith; Matt Capoccia (federal prosecution team)
Judge: Reed O’Connor
Convicted: Yes
Plead: Guilty to one count of providing material support to terrorists (before the February 2026 trial; DOJ confirmation June 23, 2026).
Institution State: California