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Candy Stephens

Released
Era:1960s
State:Connecticut
Time Imprisoned:
2 Days
Support
Committee for Nonviolent Action
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Biography

Candy Stephens, also known as Candy Kricker, participated in CNVA peace actions and was jailed at Albany and Hartford.

Cases

Charges: Arrest during the Hartford jail vigil supporting draft resister John Stephens; precise statutory charge not established.
Arrested: Jun 3, 1967
Incarcerated: Jun 3, 1967
Released: Jun 5, 1967
Sentence: Held over the weekend, June 3–5, 1967. The prosecutor dropped the charges before trial.
Convicted: No; charges dropped
Charges: Failure to obey an officer during a vigil supporting jailed peace walkers in Albany, Georgia.
Arrested: Jan 1, 1964
Incarcerated: Jan 1, 1964
Sentence: Arrested during the January 1, 1964 support vigil; declined bail and remained jailed pending trial. Individual release date and full custody total are unresolved.