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H. Austin Simons

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
State:Illinois
Time Imprisoned:
1 Year 0 Days
Support
Anti-War Conscientious Objection
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Biography

H. Austin Simons was a writer and conscientious objector imprisoned at Fort Leavenworth, where he was a leader of the January 1919 prisoners' work strike — urging nonviolence as the protest, which began with the objectors, grew to some 2,300 inmates demanding sentence reviews and better conditions.

Case

Charges: Disobeying orders; refusal of military service (World War I court-martial of a conscientious objector)
Incarcerated: 1918
Released: 1919
Sentence: Imprisoned at Fort Leavenworth; a leader of the January 1919 prisoners' strike. Verdict as recorded: Yes — court-martialed and convicted.
Convicted: Yes