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James Olson

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
State:California
Support
Anti-Militarism Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)
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Biography

James Olson, an IWW member from Los Angeles, received a one- to fourteen-year prison sentence, which he served in San Quentin from December 1921 to February 11, 1926.

Case

San Quentin State Prison
Charges: Federal prosecution under the Espionage Act of 1917 and/or the Sedition Act of 1918.
Institution State: California