Photo posted on Twitter by the Daniel Hale Support Network
Daniel Hale was released from federal prison to home confinement in February, more than a decade after his arrest for disclosing documents and speaking publicly about the limits and failures of U.S. drone warfare. An ankle monitor was attached to supervise his location at all times until the completion of his sentence on July 5.
Following a protracted prosecution for violating the Espionage Act, Hale eventually pled guilty in 2021 to a 45-month sentence. He served most of his time behind bars at the notorious Communications Management Unit (CMU) of the federal prison at Marion, Illinois, where his correspondence, phone calls and visits were limited and closely monitored. Correspondence that had been withheld during his imprisonment at Marion was given to him upon release.
Hale’s support group reports that “until [Pentagon whistleblower] Daniel Ellsberg got very ill, he was still Daniel Hale’s weekly Sunday call from prison – serving as a confidante, mentor and moral compass on the darkest of days.”
For more information, visit standwithdanielhale.org.