Herb Powless

Released
Gender:Male
Race:Native American
Era:1970s
State:Wisconsin
Support
Indigenous Sovereignty Anti-Imperialism American Indian Movement
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Biography

Oneida AIM leader and founder of the Milwaukee chapter of the American Indian Movement, imprisoned at the federal penitentiary in Terre Haute, Indiana in the 1970s on weapons-related charges that supporters tied to government targeting of AIM organizers. Documented in PFOC Breakthrough magazine.

Case

USP Terre Haute
Charges: Federal firearms charges
Institution State: Indiana

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