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David A. Reed

Released
Full name:David Reed
Gender:Male
Era:1960s
State:Massachusetts
Time Imprisoned:
20 Days
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Biography

David A. Reed was a Harvard student who served a jail term after the March 1966 CNVA protest at Boston Army Base.

Reed rejected his student deferment as an unfair privilege. After returning from Europe, he destroyed his draft documents and publicly explained his commitment to nonviolent refusal of conscription. Sources: https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1966/10/27/former-harvard-student-faces-trial-tuesday/ ; https://merton.bellarmine.edu/files/original/0ddec89ce0a0410ab334a59b171ec80be0c52e8e.pdf

Calculated incarceration date for the stay ending April 19, 1966: March 30, 1966. This is obtained by subtracting the reported 20 days actually served from the release date, using elapsed-day counting. It is a calculated date, not a separately documented admission date.

Calculated incarceration date

Calculated incarceration date for the stay ending April 19, 1966: March 30, 1966. This is obtained by subtracting the reported 20 days actually served from the release date, using elapsed-day counting. It is a calculated date, not a separately documented admission date.

Cases

Charges: Loitering and conduct likely to cause a breach of the peace during the Boston Army Base sit-in.
Arrested: Mar 25, 1966
Incarcerated: Mar 30, 1966
Released: Apr 19, 1966
Sentence: Served 20 days after refusing a $20 fine; released April 19, 1966. Exact admission date is not independently established. Calculated incarceration date for the stay ending April 19, 1966: March 30, 1966. This is obtained by subtracting the reported 20 days actually served from the release date, using elapsed-day counting. It is a calculated date, not a separately documented admission date.
Convicted: Yes
Charges: Destruction of a draft classification card — South Boston, March 31, 1966
Sentence: Indicted April 15, 1966. The outcome of this charge has not been established separately from his induction-refusal case. Sources: https://cuttersguide.com/pdf/Vietnam/pdf/Michael_S_Foley_-_Confronting_the_war_machine__draft_resistance_during_the_Vietnam_War-UNC_Press_Books.pdf ; https://dailyiowan.lib.uiowa.edu/DI/1966/di1966-04-01.pdf
Indicted: Yes — April 15, 1966
Charges: Failure to report for a physical examination and induction — Boston, 1966
Sentence: Indicted August 18, 1966. Tried in fall 1966; subsequent federal imprisonment is documented. Sentence allocation and actual duration remain unverified. Sources: https://cuttersguide.com/pdf/Vietnam/pdf/Michael_S_Foley_-_Confronting_the_war_machine__draft_resistance_during_the_Vietnam_War-UNC_Press_Books.pdf ; https://www.thecrimson.com/article/1966/10/27/former-harvard-student-faces-trial-tuesday/
Indicted: Yes — August 18, 1966
Convicted: Yes