Unfortunately this isn't even getting close to the longest time for people to be imprisoned for contempt of court. The US record goes to Mr. Chadwick[1] at 14 y

Unfortunately this isn't even getting close to the longest time for people to be imprisoned for contempt of court. The US record goes to Mr. Chadwick[1] at 14 years. I certainly do agree that these cases don't seem in line with a properly operating system of justice. 1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._Beatty_Chadwick http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/H._Beatty_Chadwick