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Crystal Mason, middle, sitting at the defense table at Tim Curry Justice Center in Fort Worth, Texas, on May 25, 2018. Max Faulkner/Press Association. All rights reserved.
On 27 September 2018, Crystal Mason waved farewell to her three children and surrendered to authorities in Fort Worth, Texas. She entered a federal prison, where she would begin a five-year sentence. Her crime? Attempting to vote in the 2016 US presidential election.
