While some conservatives have argued the images show the federal government is engaging in inhumane treatment of prisoners, others have pointed out that the photos appear to be staged.
Leo Kelly of Cedar Rapids was sentenced to 30 months in federal prison by U.S. District Court Judge Royce Lamberth, the Department of Justice announced Friday.
The nation's highest court is being asked to weigh in on the original intended meaning of the federal statute criminalizing 'obstruction,' which carries a prison sentence of 20 years.
'May these three days of fasting in union with the Passion of Our Lord obtain from the divine Majesty the victory of the children of Light over the workers of iniquity.'
Having no prior criminal record, Guy Reffitt of Texas was sentenced to 87 months in federal prison despite never brandishing a gun in his possession or committing an act of violence.