Orion Sherwood

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:Hawaii
Time Imprisoned:
2 Months 5 Days
Support
Anti-War Committee for Non-Violent Action
Orion Sherwood

Biography

Orion Sherwood was the youngest crew member of the Golden Rule, the pacifist ketch jailed in Honolulu in 1958 for defying a federal injunction against sailing into the Pacific nuclear-test zone.

Cases

Honolulu Jail
Charges: First attempt to sail the ketch Golden Rule toward the U.S. Pacific nuclear-test zone (Honolulu)
Arrested: May 1, 1958
Incarcerated: May 1, 1958
Released: May 7, 1958
Sentence: Held six days awaiting judgment (May 1-7, 1958); the 60-day term was suspended and he was released on probation.
Judge: Jon Wiig
Convicted: Contempt of court; 60-day sentence suspended
Institution State: Hawaii
Honolulu Jail
Charges: Second attempt to sail the Golden Rule into the U.S. Pacific nuclear-test zone
Arrested: Jun 4, 1958
Incarcerated: Jun 4, 1958
Released: Aug 3, 1958
Sentence: Served the 60-day contempt sentence in the Honolulu Jail (June 4 - August 3, 1958).
Judge: Jon Wiig
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Hawaii

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