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		koenigdavidmj on Nov 15, 2013 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Jeremy Hammond sentenced to 10 years for Stratfor ... There is no parole in the federal system.

rayiner on Nov 15, 2013 | [–]

No, but there are good time credits which will reduce it to a little over 8.5 years.

jamesaguilar on Nov 15, 2013 | [–]

Ah, I misread. I thought it said, "He was sentenced to serve a maximum of ...", but actually it says, "He was sentenced to the maximum of ...". Ten years, then. Still not terribly surprising to me given what he did.

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