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Albert Hanson

Released
Gender:Male
Era:1910s
State:Montana
Time Imprisoned:
4 Months
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Biography

Albert Hanson was jailed in Missoula during a sedition prosecution over remarks expressing support for Germany and criticizing an American police officer. He spent four months in jail before the charge was dismissed in December 1918. The dismissal record described him as a model prisoner and stated that he had been intoxicated when he made the remarks.

Case

Missoula County Jail
Charges: Montana state sedition prosecution, Missoula County, case 1144.
Sentence: Four months of pretrial jail confinement; charge dismissed in December 1918.
Convicted: No
Institution State: Montana