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Therese Coupez

Released
Full name:Therese Ann Coupez
Gender:Female
Race:White
Era:1980s
State:California
Time Imprisoned:
21 Years 8 Months 24 Days
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Biography

White anti-imperialist activist imprisoned in federal custody at FCI Pleasanton on resistance-related charges in the 1980s. Documented in PFOC Breakthrough magazine as part of the network of North American anti-imperialist political prisoners.

Rita "Bo" Brown's partner from the Seattle area, joined the George Jackson Brigade in late 1975 and participated in numerous bombings, attempted bombings, and bank robberies in the Seattle area between January 1976 and March 1978. Arrested March 21, 1978 at a Tacoma restaurant alongside Sherman and Bertram. Convicted July 12, 1978 in W.D. Washington on Counts I-VIII (armed bank robbery, conspiracy, bombing). Sentenced to 20 years; released 1999. Co-produced the documentary "Creating a Movement With Teeth."

Cases

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: Mar 20, 1978
Incarcerated: Mar 20, 1978
Released: Dec 14, 1999
Sentence: 20 years federal prison Verdict as recorded: Yes — convicted July 12, 1978 (United States v. Coupez, 603 F.2d 1347)
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: Washington
FCI Pleasanton
Charges: Federal charges related to anti-imperialist resistance activity
Institution State: California