Jeremy Hammond, a former member of the hacking network Anonymous who has become a cause célèbre for hacktivists, civil libertarians and those concerned about the rights of whistleblowers, is a gifted young computer who is currently spending a decade in prison. His crime? Leaking information from the private intelligence firm Strategic Forecasting, information which revealed that Stratfor had been spying on human rights activists at the behest of corporations and the U.S. government.
In a non-cooperating plea deal, Jeremy pled guilty to one count of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act. Despite lodging nearly 265 letters of support calling on judge Loretta Preska to show leniency, Jeremy was sentenced to the maximum allowed under his plea agreement.
Since March of 2012, Jeremy has been denied bail, cut off from his family, and held in solitary confinement– treatment normally reserved for the most egregious offenses. He did nothing for personal gain and everything in hopes of making the world a better place and he needs our support now more than ever. Please visit this website often to learn how you can help!
Professor, McGill University"Hammond knowingly took a risk for a political cause he passionately embraced and has taken responsibility for his actions. If justice is to be read more
Professor of History, Baruch College "It is a tragedy of our time that so many young lives are destroyed by overreaching prosecutors bent on dissuading others from uncovering the read more
Icelandic Member of Parliament "If Jeremy Hammond would have been found guilty of the crimes he is alleged to have committed in Iceland, his actions would have been considered an act of read more
Pulitzer Prize Winning Journalist
"The security and surveillance state is creating a hermetically closed system of power. It is doing this by rewriting laws to subvert the Constitution... Jeremy deserves a chance at read more
Activist, Filmmaker ("The Yes Men"). "It is absurd to me that the DOJ picks on people like Jeremy, while corporate and military criminals wreak havoc on the world and get away with mass read more
Executive Director of the National Lawyer's Guild.
"Jeremy's Treatment by the government, unfortunately, is in line with that of other political read more
