Morris Levine

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
Inmate Number:#13162
State:Washington
Support
Anti-Militarism Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)
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Biography

Morris Levine, a transient from Seattle, Washington, was convicted at the mass IWW trial in Chicago, sentenced to five years in prison and fined $30,000. He served in the Cook County Jail and Leavenworth Penitentiary from December 1917 to July 13, 1921. In 1954, Levine was reported to be a recipient of general relief from the county of Los Angeles.

Case

United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth
Charges: Federal prosecution under the Espionage Act of 1917 and/or the Sedition Act of 1918 (mass IWW trial in Chicago).
Sentence: Five years in prison (Espionage/Sedition Act conviction).
Institution State: Kansas

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