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Ernest A. Stephens

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
State:Pennsylvania
Time Imprisoned:
1 Year 10 Months 22 Days
Support
Socialism Anti-Militarism
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Biography

Ernest A. Stephens served a prison sentence from July 30, 1918, to June 21, 1920, in McNeil Island Penitentiary.

Case

USP McNeil Island
Charges: Federal prosecution under the Espionage Act of 1917 and/or the Sedition Act of 1918.
Incarcerated: Jul 30, 1918
Released: Jun 21, 1920
Sentence: Three years in prison (Espionage/Sedition Act conviction).
Institution State: Washington