Like BlueDrache said, anything else would have made him a martyr.
Watch the news and see they'll tell you what an insane thing they put him through, as if to emphasize that the ordeal is the punishment when you do things like this.
Of course, they'll use different words, but they'll definitely mention how long it's been, what he's been through, and what he did.
The system is the punishment.
Like BlueDrache said, anything else would have made him a martyr.
Watch the news and see they'll tell you what an insane thing they put him through, as if to emphasize that the ordeal is the punishment when you do things like this.
Of course, they'll use different words, but they'll definitely mention how long it's been, what he's been through, and what he did.
Assange is the real deal though, Jones lost nothing and Assange is stuck in legal limbo.