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A. M. Blumberg

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
Inmate Number:#14813
State:Kansas
Time Imprisoned:
1 Year 5 Months 30 Days
Support
Anti-Militarism Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)
A. M. Blumberg

Biography

A. M. Blumberg, from Kansas, was convicted at the mass IWW trial in Wichita and sentenced to four years in prison. He served in Leavenworth Penitentiary from December 18, 1919, to June 17, 1921, when he was released on bond. He contracted tuberculosis while in prison.

Case

United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth
Charges: Federal prosecution under the Espionage Act of 1917 and/or the Sedition Act of 1918 (mass IWW trial in Wichita).
Incarcerated: Dec 18, 1919
Released: Jun 17, 1921
Sentence: Four years in prison (Espionage/Sedition Act conviction).
Institution State: Kansas