Tom Forcade

AKA: Thomas King Forcade; Kenneth Gary Goodson
Released
Era:1970s
State:New York
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Underground Press Syndicate
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Biography

Tom Forcade, also known as Thomas King Forcade and Kenneth Gary Goodson, oversaw the Underground Press Syndicate and founded High Times. Following the 1972 Miami political conventions, he faced a federal explosives prosecution. Albert Goldman's retrospective describes his confinement in a guarded jail cell; Forcade's later interview dates his acquittal to 1973. The surviving accounts reviewed do not establish exact custody dates or time served.

Case

Charges: Federal explosives / firebomb-possession charge following the 1972 Miami conventions
Sentence: Pretrial jail custody reported by Albert Goldman. Exact confinement dates and duration are unknown; the 1973 acquittal does not establish a release date.
Convicted: No — acquitted in 1973, according to his later interview

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