Barton Stone

AKA: Bart Stone
Released
Gender:Male
Era:1960s
State:California
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Barton Stone

Biography

Barton Stone participated in the CNVA Everyman anti-nuclear voyage and was imprisoned at Santa Rita in 1962. He later described practicing Zen during his confinement and receiving a visit from Shunryu Suzuki.

Photo credit

Barton Stone. Faces of West County: Barton Stone, Sebastopol Times, Steve Einstein. Cropped from the published photograph.

Case

Charges: Contempt of federal court order prohibiting the Everyman nuclear-test protest voyage
Sentenced: Jul 11, 1962
Incarcerated: 1962
Sentence: The contemporary report gives a six-month contempt sentence; a later interview recalls a longer sentence and eight months held. Imprisonment is confirmed, but the conflicting duration is not entered as a counter.

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