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OWS Activist Cecily McMillan Sentenced to 90 Days in Jail

HeadlineMay 20, 2014

Occupy Wall Street activist Cecily McMillan has been sentenced to 90 days in jail and five years of probation for elbowing a police officer during her arrest at a protest. McMillan has claimed she struck out instinctively when her breast was grabbed from behind. Nine of 12 jurors had written to the judge asking him not to sentence her to any time in prison. We will have more on the case later in the broadcast.

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