Z. L. Risley

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1910s
Inmate Number:#14766
State:Texas
Time Imprisoned:
2 Years 7 Months 19 Days
Support
Anti-War Anti-Militarism
Z. L. Risley

Biography

Z. L. Risley, from Stanford, Texas, was president of the Texas Farmers and Laborers Protective Association (part of the Working Class Union). He was sentenced to six years in prison, which he served in Leavenworth Penitentiary from December 13, 1919, to August 1, 1922.

Case

United States Penitentiary, Leavenworth
Charges: Federal prosecution under the Espionage Act of 1917 and/or the Sedition Act of 1918.
Incarcerated: Dec 13, 1919
Released: Aug 1, 1922
Sentence: Six years in prison (Espionage/Sedition Act conviction).
Institution State: Kansas

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