American Alan Gross has been in a Cuban jail since 2011 while working for the US State Department. He is deteriorating physically and has threatened to kill himself.

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5 YEARS
IN A CUBAN JAIL
A l a n G r o s s i s s e r v i n g a 1 5 - y e a r s e n t e n c e i n C u ba
• Alan Gross, 65, was a subcontractor for the U.S. State Dep’t.
• He was in Cuba working to bring internet access to people.
• Gross was arrested in 2009 and sentenced to 15 years in 2011.
• The US and Cuba are at an impasse in negotiating his release
• He is deteriorating physically and he says he’ll kill himself.
• He has lost 100 lbs, 5 teeth, and much of his sight.
• He won’t meet with US diplomats in protest of slow progress.
• Cuba says he was part of a plot to start a “Cuban spring.”
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