Ross Ulbricht, the founder of the underground Silk Road marketplace, is a brilliant programmer and a libertarian who has been in prison for 2,156 days (over 7 years), serving a double life sentence plus 40 years without parole. This harsh punishment is not for any crime we are familiar with. No one was killed, no one was assaulted, and there were individuals harmed due to misuse, but Ross was not directly responsible. He faced this severe sentence simply for standing up to the U.S. government.

You can listen to the full story of Ross’ life in the Persian series Silk Road on the Channel B podcast.

Ross’ family and friends are collecting signatures for his release, which will be submitted to the U.S. President to request clemency. If you also believe his situation should change, visit the campaign page and sign the petition here.

Update:
It has reached the required number of signatures.