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Allan Hoffman

Released
Date of birth:1941
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1960s
State:New York
Time Imprisoned:
18 Days
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Allan Hoffman

Biography

Allan Hoffman was a 19-year-old artist and member of the Committee for Non-Violent Action sentenced to 60 days in the workhouse — then the harshest term ever imposed under the act — for refusing to take shelter during New York's compulsory civil-defense drill on April 28, 1961.

Case

Charges: Refusing to take shelter
Arrested: Apr 28, 1961
Incarcerated: May 1961
Released: May 26, 1961
Sentence: Sixty days; released on bail pending appeal.
Convicted: Yes