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James Joseph Smyth

Released
Full name:James Smyth
Gender:Male
Era:1990s
Support
Irish Republicanism Anti-Imperialism Irish Republican Army
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Biography

James Joseph Smyth was one of the Maze prison escapers pursued by British extradition requests in the United States. He was held without bail from 1992 while his extradition litigation proceeded.

Case

Charges: Held for extradition to the United Kingdom following the 1983 escape from the Maze prison.
Incarcerated: 1992
Sentence: Held without bail throughout the extradition litigation, which began in 1992. No release date is documented in the available source.
Convicted: Yes