Biography
Amber Mason was individually named among fourteen death-penalty abolition protesters arrested at the U.S. Supreme Court on January 17, 2012.
A June 27, 2012 Abolition Action Committee report individually names Amber Mason among fourteen protesters arrested after displaying a “STOP EXECUTIONS!” banner at the U.S. Supreme Court on January 17, 2012. The group opposed executions and asserted First Amendment protections. The report explicitly states that Judge Juliet McKenna imposed a five-day jail sentence on June 27 and that this individual began serving it that afternoon. It does not report the actual discharge or completed time served. Contemporary Abolition Action Committee report, preserved in the WashLaw mailing-list archive.
Art Laffin’s account individually names this participant among eleven people arrested on the Pentagon sidewalk during the 2012 Good Friday witness after three warnings to leave. It reports a failure-to-comply-with-a-lawful-order charge and a then-future May 18 court date. The Holy Thursday Israeli Embassy witness and the later White House witness are described separately. Contemporary source.
The Abolitionist Action Committee identifies Amber Mason among the January 17 arrestees and reports that all six women were released that day.
