James Satoru Sako

Released
Date of birth:23. 01. 1919
Age:107
Gender:Male
Era:1940s
Inmate Number:#17063-M
State:Wyoming
Time Imprisoned:
3 Years
Support
Anti-War Heart Mountain Draft Resistance
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Biography

James Satoru Sako resisted conscription while confined at Heart Mountain, arguing that his citizenship rights had not been clarified. He pleaded not guilty to failing to report for a pre-induction physical, was convicted, and was imprisoned at McNeil Island in 1944.

The prison admission records identify historical McNeil Island register 17063-M. The facility-arrival date is already documented; no additional custody interval is inferred. National Archives prison file.

Case

McNeil Island Federal Penitentiary
Charges: Violation of the Selective Training and Service Act
Arrested: April 1944
Sentenced: June 1944
Incarcerated: Jul 10, 1944
Sentence: Three years imposed; the prison admission summary records commitment to McNeil Island on July 10, 1944 and continued custody in August 1944. Its projected conditional-release date is not evidence of actual release.
Convicted: Yes
Plead: Not Guilty
Institution State: Washington

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