Rita D. Brown

Released
Gender:Female
Race:White
Era:1970s
State:Oregon
Time Imprisoned:
10 Years 3 Months 0 Days
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Biography

Working-class butch lesbian from Klamath Falls, Oregon. A former prisoner herself active in Seattle prisoner-support work before joining the George Jackson Brigade. Arrested in September 1977 while casing a bank. Served roughly 8 years in federal prison for several bank robberies in Oregon claimed by the GJB. Released in 1987. Founded Out of Control: Lesbian Committee to Support Women Political Prisoners.

Case

Washington State Penitentiary at Walla Walla / U.S. District Court, W.D. Washington
Charges: Armed bank robbery (18 U.S.C. § 2113); conspiracy; bombing-related federal counts (George Jackson Brigade prosecutions, W.D. Wash., 1975–1978)
Arrested: Sep 14, 1977
Incarcerated: Sep 14, 1977
Released: Dec 14, 1987
Sentence: ~8 years federal prison Verdict as recorded: Yes — multiple bank robbery counts
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Washington

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