Luis Talamantez

Released
Gender:Male
Race:Hispanic
Era:1970s
State:California
Time Imprisoned:
4 Years 11 Months 22 Days
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Prison Abolition San Quentin Six
Luis Talamantez

Biography

Luis Bato Talamantez was one of the San Quentin Six prosecuted for the events of August 21, 1971 at San Quentin. He was acquitted on all counts at the 1976 trial. After his release he became a longtime California prison-abolition organizer and a co-founder of the All of Us or None network of formerly incarcerated organizers.

Case

Charges: San Quentin Six trial (1976) - acquitted on all counts
Arrested: Aug 20, 1971
Incarcerated: Aug 20, 1971
Released: Aug 11, 1976
Sentence: Held in pretrial detention; acquitted at 1976 trial Verdict as recorded: No - acquitted on all counts at the 1976 San Quentin Six trial
Convicted: No — acquitted

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