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Hyman Denowitz

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1930s
State:New York
Support
Labor Organizing
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Biography

Hyman Denowitz was a needle-trades union organizer framed on an assault charge arising from union activity, sentenced to eighteen months and imprisoned at the New York City Reformatory at New Hampton, New York (inmate No. 12714). He appeared on the Labor Defender's roster of imprisoned needle-trades class-war prisoners.

Case

New York City Reformatory
Charges: Framed on an assault charge in needle-trades organizing.
Sentence: Eighteen months at the New York City Reformatory, New Hampton.
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: New York