Josh Wolf - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia: Joshua Wolf (born June 8, 1982) is an American journalist[1] who was jailed by a Federal district court on August 1, 2006 for refusing to turn over a collection of videotapes he recorded during a July 2005 demonstration in San Francisco, California. Wolf served 226 days in prison at the Federal Correctional Institution, Dublin, California, longer than any other journalist in U.S. history has served for protecting source materials.[2] With permission from the prosecution, U.S. District Judge William Alsup ordered Wolf's release on April 3, 2007.[3] On July 4, 2007, Wolf announced that he had filed a declaration of intent to run for mayor of San Francisco against incumbent Gavin Newsom.[4]
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