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Michael Zweig

Released
Era:1960s
State:New York
Support
Academic freedom movement
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Biography

Michael Zweig, a Stony Brook economics professor, was jailed for refusing to answer grand-jury questions about students during a campus drug investigation. Faculty and students organized support for his refusal.

Case

Charges: Criminal contempt — refusal to answer grand-jury questions
Sentenced: March 1969
Incarcerated: March 1969
Sentence: Ten days and a $200 fine. The March 21, 1969 newspaper reports he remained jailed following the Tuesday sentence. Actual release and total time served remain unverified.