Jorge Torres

Released
Era:2000s
State:California
Time Imprisoned:
3 Days
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Biography

Jorge Torres was a Spanish freelance videographer jailed while documenting Greenpeace’s 2001 Vandenberg anti-missile protest.

Case

Charges: Conspiracy to trespass — misdemeanor plea following Vandenberg missile-test protest
Arrested: Jul 14, 2001
Incarcerated: Jul 14, 2001
Released: Jul 17, 2001
Sentence: Videographer held about four days; released July 17, 2001 on bail. A 2002 misdemeanor plea resolved the felony prosecution. Post-release travel restrictions and probation are not jail time.

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