Saturday, 07 March 2015 00:00
Dana Siegelman hopes to get word with President Obama about her father
Dana Siegelman, daughter of former Gov. Don Siegelman, plans to try to talk to President Barack Obama about her father's case on Saturday in Selma. The president is coming to Alabama for the 50th anniversary of Bloody Sunday and the voting rights march.
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Criminal Injustice
Monday, 19 January 2015 00:00
The fall of former Alabama governor Don Siegelman and his daughter’s fight to set him free
AS FALLS from grace go, the tale of Don Siegelman is hard to beat. From the halls of power, the 68-year-old former US governor now finds himself languishing in solitary confinement in prison, though exactly which one remains a mystery. He hasn’t been heard from in weeks, his family say, and there are fears he isn’t being fed or clothed properly.
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Criminal Injustice
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