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Frederick Aviles

Released
Gender:Male
Era:1960s
State:Illinois
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Biography

Frederick Aviles, also identified as Fred Aviles, was a Puerto Rican LADO organizer and draft counselor who refused induction after denial of conscientious-objector status. Contemporary rosters place him in federal prison at Marion.

The April 1968 Movement identifies Fred Aviles as a Chicago organizer and draft counselor who refused induction after denial of conscientious-objector status. It reports that Federal Judge Hubert Will imposed three years in prison. This corroborates the nominal term already recorded in his case, without providing exact admission or release dates. Contemporary report.

Case

USP Marion
Charges: Refusal of induction
Sentence: Three years in federal prison. Contemporary rosters place him at Marion during 1968 and 1969; exact admission and release dates remain unresolved.
Judge: Hubert Will
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Illinois