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.
Shackelford was released from custody August 24, 2020.
Case
Edna Mahan Correctional Facility for Women
