Ira M. Wechsler

AKA: Ira Wechsler
Released
Full name:Ira Wechsler
Era:1960s
State:New York
Support
Antiwar movement Students for a Democratic Society Progressive Labor Party
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Biography

Ira M. Wechsler was jailed for the March 1969 Stony Brook University library protest against university war research and recruitment. Wechsler was active in Students for a Democratic Society and the Progressive Labor Party.

Cases

Charges: Loitering — March 1969 Stony Brook library protest
Arrested: Mar 13, 1969
Sentenced: March 1969
Incarcerated: March 1969
Sentence: Fifteen-day county-jail sentence. Still in custody on March 27; early release was announced conditionally for March 28. Actual release date and total days served remain unverified.
Charges: Riot, criminal tampering and criminal mischief among seven convictions arising from May 1969 campus protests
Sentenced: Nov 9, 1970
Incarcerated: Oct 26, 1970
Sentence: Fourteen months and a $1,200 fine. Remanded October 26, 1970; sentenced November 9, 1970. Actual release and total custody remain unverified.

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