As Ross Ulbricht marks a decade behind bars for founding the now defunct online black market Silk Road, many have called into question the morality and legality of his sentence given the changing cultural and legal landscape.
Ross Ulbricht, the founder of online black market Silk Road, is serving a double life sentence in prison for various accounts including narcotics trafficking, computer hacking and money laundering. This week marks 10 years behind bars for Ulbricht, and many are raising questions about the harshness of his punishment.
After a decade in prison, Ross Ulbricht, the alleged leader of the “Silk Road” black market, remains behind bars. Despite numerous appeals, Ulbricht has been denied justice by the courts, continuing to serve two life sentences without parole.