Jay Jyunichi Ishimaru

Released
Date of birth:31. 03. 1920
Date of death:14. 01. 1996
Age:75† Deceased
Era:1940s
State:Wyoming
Support
Heart Mountain draft resistance
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Biography

Jay Jyunichi Ishimaru was a Japanese American participant in the Heart Mountain draft-resistance movement. After being confined at Heart Mountain during World War II, he was prosecuted for refusing military conscription and imprisoned at the United States Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas.

Case

United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth
Charges: Violation of the Selective Training and Service Act — Heart Mountain draft resistance
Arrested: May 13, 1944
Sentenced: June 1944
Sentence: 3 years imposed. Served time at the United States Penitentiary at Leavenworth, Kansas. Actual release date has not been established.
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Kansas

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