Carrie Feldman was subpoenaed in 2009 to a federal grand jury in Davenport, IA, investigating animal rights vandalism. She refused to testify and was jailed for 4 months on “civil contempt of court”. When she's not rabble-rousing or baking, she drives a bus for an organic food share collective and crunches numbers for local nonprofits.
Katie Yow has vowed not to cooperate with the government’s investigation into radical activity. Her refusal means she could be imprisoned without trial for 18 months.
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