Jacob Daniel Webster Greene

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:Indiana
Support
Anti-War Civil Liberties
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Biography

Jacob Daniel Webster Greene was prosecuted for criminal libel in Harrison County, Indiana for distributing antiwar reprints critical of President Truman and the Korean War. He was first committed to a hospital for the criminally insane for six months 'for observation' — then found sane — and held for trial.

Case

Charges: Criminal libel.
Sentence: Six months' psychiatric commitment; awaited trial. Charges as recorded: Criminal libel — for distributing antiwar literature critical of Truman and the Korean War.
Convicted: Held for trial; first committed to an asylum 'for observation.'

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