Man in jail 2 years for refusing to decrypt drives. Will he ever get out?

> Doing that, however, might expose him to other legal troubles.

most likely why he wont decrypt them, if he does he might be facing a much bigger sentence. After talking to his lawyer they probably figured taking the punishment for not decrypting is a shorter term / fine.

The article talks about 5th amendment violation, but what about the 6th: the right to a speedy trial?