Former congressman pleaded guilty in 2013 to illegally spending $ 750,000 in campaign funds on himself and his wife – buying more than 3,000 items . Sentenced to 30 months but will move to a halfway house tomorrow after serving barely half of that behind bars . Another former Democratic congressman visited him in prison and learned about the impending move . Comment: His father is the civil rights activist and preacher Rev . Jesse Jackson .
Former congressman pleaded guilty in 2013 to illegally spending $ 750,000 in campaign funds on himself and his wife – buying more than 3,000 items . Sentenced to 30 months but will move to a halfway house tomorrow after serving barely half of that behind bars . Another former Democratic congressman visited him in prison and learned about the impending move . Jackson was diagnosed with bipolar disorder before his downward spiral . His father is the civil rights activist and preacher Rev . Jesse Jackson .