Earnest Ball

Race:Black
Era:1970s
State:Alabama
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Biography

Alabama prisoner and Inmates For Action (IFA) activist convicted of murdering a policeman he says he shot in self-defense during a raid on his ex-wife's home; The Black Panther Vol. 14 no.7 (1975) reports he was beaten, held in a refrigerated cell and denied medical care at Atmore-Holman, and had appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. [Source: The Black Panther (Black Panther Party newspaper), v14 no.7; digitized at marxists.org — https://www.marxists.org/history/usa/pubs/black-panther/index.htm]

Case

Holman Prison
Charges: Murder of a police officer
Sentence: Inmates For Action (IFA) activist convicted of murdering a policeman he says he shot in self-defense during a raid on his ex-wife's home; reportedly beaten, held in a refrigerated cell and denied medical care at Atmore-Holman; appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court.
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Alabama

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