Garrett Jones

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
State:New Jersey
Time Imprisoned:
2 Years 0 Days
Support
Anti-War Conscientious Objection
Garrett Jones

Biography

Garrett Jones was a conscientious objector from New Jersey imprisoned during World War I. Court-martialed for refusing military service, he was held at Fort Leavenworth; Fort Douglas. Sentenced to 5 years in prison. (Documented in the Swarthmore College Peace Collection's World War I Conscientious Objectors database.) Archival note: registered for the draft on Aug. 5, 1918 as a CO; charged by Special Bd. with disobedience of orders; sentenced to 5 years in prison

Case

United States Disciplinary Barracks, Fort Leavenworth
Charges: Disobeying orders; refusal of military service (World War I court-martial of a conscientious objector)
Incarcerated: 1918
Released: 1920
Sentence: Sentenced to 5 years in prison. Held at Fort Leavenworth; Fort Douglas.
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Kansas

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