] In October, three nuns vandalized a nuclear missile silo
] to protest the use of weapons of war. For that act, all
] three will spend the next several years behind bars.
]
] A federal judge on Friday sentenced Jackie Hudson to 2
] 1/2 years, Ardeth Platte to almost 3 1/2 years and Carol
] Gilbert to two years and nine months. All three were
] given three years of supervised probation.
]
] U.S. District Judge Robert Blackburn departed from
] sentencing guidelines Friday in punishing the women.
] While the maximum term is 30 years, the guidelines call
] for a six-year minimum term.
]
] "We're satisfied," prosecutor Robert Brown said.
]
] Hudson, 68, Gilbert, 55, and Platte, 66, were convicted
] in April of obstructing the nation's defense and damaging
] government property after cutting a fence and walking
] onto a Minuteman III silo site, swinging hammers and
] using their blood to paint a cross on the structure.
]
] Officials said the women caused at least $1,000 in
] damage.

Nuns sent to prison for vandalism - Jul. 26, 2003