Biography
Hugo DeGregory was a one-time Communist candidate for lieutenant-governor of Massachusetts, jailed for civil contempt in New Hampshire for refusing — even after a grant of immunity — to answer Attorney General Louis Wyman's questions about Communist associations. He challenged the state's immunity statute in the case that became DeGregory v. Attorney General of New Hampshire.
The National Guardian’s August 1, 1960 report identifies June 28 as Hugo DeGregory’s actual admission to Merrimack County Jail in Boscawen, New Hampshire. Its editorial update confirms his physical release on July 19 after posting $1,500 bail pending appeal of a one-year contempt sentence. The report describes highly restricted cell confinement and visiting conditions. Bail release did not decide his appeal, and the nominal year is not treated as time served. No additional numeric total is assigned here.
Contemporary jail-visit report and release update, National Guardian, August 1, 1960, page 3.
