Floyd Ramp

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
Inmate Number:#12702
State:Oregon
Support
Communism Anti-Militarism
Floyd Ramp

Biography

Floyd Ramp, a founder of the U.S. Communist Party from Roseburg, Oregon, was sentenced to two years in prison for conspiracy to obstruct the draft. He served in McNeil Island and Leavenworth Penitentiaries from February 1918 to December 1919. In 1921, the FBI described Ramp as "one of the most notorious radicals in the entire country."

Case

USP McNeil Island
Charges: Federal prosecution under the Espionage Act of 1917 and/or the Sedition Act of 1918.
Sentence: Two years in prison (Espionage/Sedition Act conviction).
Institution State: Washington

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