Arthur Burghardt Banks

AKA: Arthur Burghardt; Arthur Burghardt-Banks
Released
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1970s
State:Indiana
Time Imprisoned:
2 Years 3 Months
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Biography

Arthur Burghardt Banks was a Black actor and playwright imprisoned after refusing military induction on conscientious grounds. During his confinement he protested prison working conditions and racial discrimination. By April 1974 he had spent twenty-seven months in federal prisons, including fifteen months in solitary confinement after a prison protest.

Case

Charges: Refusal of military induction after denial of conscientious-objector status
Incarcerated: Nov 10, 1971
Released: 1974
Sentence: The Catholic Peace Fellowship reports actual prison entry on November 10, 1971 after appeals of a 1968 conviction, to serve a five-year sentence. He was held at Danbury and later Terre Haute, including solitary confinement following prison protests. The sentence is not recorded as actual time served. Release date and final outcome remain unverified.

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