| Location: |
62406-097, FCI Big Spring, 1900 Simler Avenue, Big Spring TX 79720 |
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No one has motivated activist sensibilities of central California like Dustin Costa. A former Marine and union leader, Costa brought a wealth of organizing skills and experience to the advocacy work he did on behalf of the medical marijuana movement. From his base near Merced, California, he led a group of nearly 300 volunteers on actions like citizen lobbying, protesting at important court hearings, and engineering community improvement efforts like graffiti removal. Costa was initially prosecuted on the state level for his cultivation of a collective garden of nearly 900 plants. After nearly 20 court appearances, however, local authorities handed the case over to the U.S. Attorney and the prosecution began all over again on the federal level. Costa went to jury trial in November 2006 and was found guilty on charges of the manufacture of marijuana, possession with the intent to distribute, and possession of a firearm. He has been incarcerated since his federal indictment, and is currently serving time in Big Spring, Texas. Unless he wins his current appeal, Costa is expected to be imprisoned until 2018.
Dustin Robert Costa
62406-097
FCI Big Spring
1900 Simler Avenue
Big Spring TX 79720 |
Dustin Robert Costa
