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Bud Alcock

AKA: James Alcock; James (Bud) Alcock
Released
Era:1970s
State:Pennsylvania
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Biography

Bud Alcock was listed among imprisoned draft and conscientious resisters in contemporary CCCO reports from 1971.

The September 1, 1971 Sufferings roster places this prisoner at Allenwood, Pennsylvania and identifies affiliation with Wilmington, Delaware. It explicitly prints James (Bud) Alcock. The roster confirms confinement at its reporting time without establishing an exact admission, transfer or release day, a new case, or a complete actual duration. Source: https://friendsjournal.s3.us-east-1.amazonaws.com/friendsjournal/wp-content/uploads/emember/downloads/1971/HC12-50503.pdf#page=31

An earlier 1970 custody listing

CCCO News Notes, 4th Issue 1970, volume 22 number 4, page 4, names Bud Alcock under “Currently Imprisoned” at Allenwood, Pennsylvania. This documents an earlier 1970 institutional listing in addition to the 1971 reports mentioned in the biography. The newsletter supplies no exact first admission, physical release, or total time served. Its publication period is not used as a custody endpoint or counter.

Reviewed original newsletter, page 4

James (Bud) Alcock completed a sentence for refusing civilian work under Selective Service. Before his release he had been transferred from Allenwood to California as a disciplinary measure.

Original document 1235, PDF page 33.

Case

Charges: Refusal of civilian work under Selective Service
Released: 1971
Sentence: Listed in custody at Allenwood, Pennsylvania in the second issue of 1971 and at Allenwood, Pennsylvania in the third issue of 1971. Exact sentence, custody endpoints and actual time served remain unverified. Friends Journal November15,1971 identifies him as James (Bud) Alcock and reports release after completing his compulsory-civilian-work-refusal sentence following a disciplinary transfer from Allenwood to California. Exact release date and California institution are not specified.