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Phineas Eastman

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
Inmate Number:#14803
State:Colorado
Time Imprisoned:
3 Years 25 Days
Support
Anti-Militarism Industrial Workers of the World (IWW)
Phineas Eastman

Biography

Phineas Eastman, from New Raymer, Colorado, was convicted at the mass IWW trial in Wichita and sentenced to seven years and six months in prison. He served in Leavenworth Penitentiary from June 23, 1919, to July 18, 1922.

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 Wichita).
Incarcerated: Jun 23, 1919
Released: Jul 18, 1922
Sentence: Seven years in prison (Espionage/Sedition Act conviction).
Institution State: Kansas