Lorry Thomas

Released
Date of birth:1943
Age:83
Gender:Female
Race:White
Era:1980s
State:West Virginia
Time Imprisoned:
1 Year 7 Months
Support
Sanctuary Movement
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Biography

Lorry Thomas was the director of the Casa Oscar Romero shelter for Central American refugees in San Benito, Texas, and was a prominent activist in the 1980s Sanctuary Movement. After being caught trying to pass a border checkpoint with a Nicaraguan refugee she was arrested on human smuggling charges. During trial she used the court proceedings as a platform to bring attention to the plight of refugees fleeing U.S.-backed wars and was sentenced to two years in prison. She served her sentence at FCI Alderson in West Virginia.

Sources

Source 1; Source 2

Case

FPC Alderson
Charges: Human smuggling charges for transporting a Nicaraguan refugee through a border checkpoint; Sanctuary Movement prosecution.
Arrested: May 12, 1985
Sentenced: Jun 20, 1985
Incarcerated: May 12, 1985
Released: 1987
Sentence: Two years in prison
Judge: Ricardo Hinojosa
Convicted: Yes
Plead: Guilty
Institution State: West Virginia

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