Judge won't release former Alabama Governor Siegelman on appeal bond

[MADem]

76. The guy is pretty much screwed then--I don't think Obama will flout DOJ guidelines with 2 years left

to go. He COULD, but I doubt he would.

Also, since Siegelman hasn't asked for a pardon, I don't see Obama reaching out and giving him something he hasn't requested.

I will say that if Siegelman manages to convince a judge to let him out while he appeals, he should ask for house arrest w/ankle bracelet, so that time could be added towards his jail time if the appeal doesn't work out. He should have done that the first time around--he'd be that much closer to getting out and suing civilly if he'd have made that happen.

I should think, given the focus on him, that it is incumbent on his jailers to ensure his safety. He's in a country club, low security federal prison, closer to a dorm than a jail, not a "hard time" institution, and right now the chief law enforcement officer in the land is a Democrat. I don't think he has too much to worry about.

Here's where he's living, these days: http://www.bop.gov/locations/institutions/oad/

Congressman Jefferson, that Fastow guy from Enron, and that Worldcom crook are also residents there: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Correctional_Institution,_Oakdale