Jacob Jackson

Released
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1950s
State:New York
Support
Civil Rights
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Biography

Jacob Jackson was a Black man in New York City convicted on a police counter-charge of assaulting an officer after he exposed police brutality. He faced up to a year in jail.

Case

Charges: Assaulting police.
Sentence: Up to a year. Verdict as recorded: Convicted on a police assault counter-charge. Charges as recorded: Assaulting police — a counter-charge brought after he exposed police brutality.
Convicted: Yes

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