Good for Ulbricht. Not only was the severity of his sentence a travesty of justice (as was a certain part of the underlying investigation), but I also would try

Good for Ulbricht. Not only was the severity of his sentence a travesty of justice (as was a certain part of the underlying investigation), but I also would try to make the most of my new-found freedom after spending years being nearly certain of a life in purgatory with no possibility of release or escape.