James D. O'Neil

AKA: James O'Neil
Released
Full name:James O'Neil
Era:1940s
State:California
Support
Congress of Industrial Organizations
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Biography

James D. O'Neil was a former West Coast CIO publicity director jailed for contempt during the 1941 Harry Bridges deportation hearing after failing to appear when summoned. O'Neil said he had been ill; the court rejected that explanation.

Case

Charges: Contempt of court — failure to appear as a summoned witness in the Harry Bridges deportation hearing
Sentenced: Apr 30, 1941
Incarcerated: April 1941
Sentence: Sixty-day county-jail sentence imposed April 30, 1941. Continued custody was ordered despite a stay of execution; the May 3 union newspaper confirms he was serving the term. Actual release and full duration remain unverified.

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