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Frank Panopoulos

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1980s
State:New York
Support
Anti-War Anti-Nuclear Plowshares Movement
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Biography

Frank Panopoulos has worked on peace and social justice issues since 1979. During the 1980s he lived in the Cor Jesu Community, a lay Catholic community engaged in works of mercy in Upper Manhattan. He served prison time for two Plowshares actions (AVCO 1983 and Trident II 1984) and later became a human rights attorney and a writer for CovertAction Magazine.

Case

Charges: Malicious damage to property (Trident II Plowshares action at Electric Boat Quonset Point)
Arrested: Oct 1, 1984
Sentenced: Oct 18, 1985
Released: October 1986
Sentence: Convicted of malicious damage; one year plus $500 fine, plus an additional two months for contempt.
Convicted: Yes