Crystal Mason Reacts To Felicity Huffman's 14-Day Prison Sentence

News of actor Felicity Huffmans sentence to 14 days in prison on Friday prompted many on social media to compare her sentence to that of Crystal Mason, a Texas woman who faces five years in prison for casting a provisional ballot.

Huffman was accused of paying $15,000 to raise her daughters SAT score. She ultimately pled guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit mail fraud and honest services mail fraud. Prosecutors had recommended a 1-month sentence. Huffman will also have to pay $30,000 and do 250 hours of community service.

Mason was convicted of illegal voting after casting a provisional ballot in 2016 while on supervised release for a federal felony, but says she didnt know she was ineligible to vote. Even though the ballot was rejected, Tarrant County District Attorney Sharen Wilson (R) still brought charges against her and successfully convinced a judge that Mason was guilty of illegal voting. During the sentencing phase of her trial, Matthew Smid, the prosecutor in her case highlighted Masons previous criminal record and said it was clear Mason had no regard for the law. When she was charged with illegally voting, Mason had gone back to school, gotten a job and pledged to her children that she would never go back to prison again.

Mason is appealing her sentence and said Friday that Huffmans sentence underscored how unfair the punishment she got was.

I dont wish this for anyone, but a sentence to 14 days for actual serious fraud just shows how unfair my sentence is. Im hopeful the Justices will see that under the law, I shouldnt have been convicted in the first place, she said in a statement.

Felicity Huffman was just sentenced to 14 DAYS in jail for paying a $15K bribe so her daughter could get into a better college

Crystal Mason is serving a 5 YEAR sentence for trying to vote

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Felicity Huffman was just sentenced to 14 DAYS in jail for paying a $15K bribe so her daughter could get into a better college

Crystal Mason is serving a 5 YEAR sentence for trying to vote
Judd Legum (@JuddLegum) September 13, 2019

Reminder that while Felicity Huffman got 14 days for conspiring to pay 15,000 to bribe officials to cheat, Crystal Mason, a woman who was not famous or white or rich got 5 years for trying to VOTE. https://t.co/OX6jTLOJXA

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Reminder that while Felicity Huffman got 14 days for conspiring to pay 15,000 to bribe officials to cheat, Crystal Mason, a woman who was not famous or white or rich got 5 years for trying to VOTE. https://t.co/OX6jTLOJXA
Amee Vanderpool (@girlsreallyrule) September 13, 2019

Crystal Mason, a Black woman, is sentenced to 5 years in prison for voting, while Felicity Huffman, a wealthy white woman, is sentenced to 14 days in prison for bribing people to benefit her family. We have two Americas: one for the privileged&wealthy, and one for everyone else. https://t.co/Yzou3Ht8BW

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Crystal Mason, a Black woman, is sentenced to 5 years in prison for voting, while Felicity Huffman, a wealthy white woman, is sentenced to 14 days in prison for bribing people to benefit her family. We have two Americas: one for the privileged&wealthy, and one for everyone else. https://t.co/Yzou3Ht8BW
rocco (@OMFGio) September 13, 2019

By contrast, Crystal Mason, who is black, got *5 years* in prison for casting a provisional ballot in 2016 that she didnt know she was ineligible to cast (it wasnt counted btw). https://t.co/AgWYnCxWD2

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By contrast, Crystal Mason, who is black, got *5 years* in prison for casting a provisional ballot in 2016 that she didnt know she was ineligible to cast (it wasnt counted btw). https://t.co/AgWYnCxWD2
Michael Li (@mcpli) September 13, 2019

Mason is out of prison on an appeal bond, but her conviction has already had severe consequences on her and her family. Because she was convicted of a crime while on federal supervised release, she was sent back to federal prison for several months last year. She lost her job and her family nearly lost their home to foreclosure.

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