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Carol Markarian

Released
Era:1980s
State:Massachusetts
Time Imprisoned:
10 Days
Support
Anti-War
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Biography

Carol Markarian was jailed following an anti-nuclear protest at the GTE research facility in Westboro, Massachusetts. The protesters were arrested December28,1982, tried and convicted of trespass January27,1983, and sentenced January28. A contemporary follow-up reports that Carol Markarian served ten days after refusing to pay court costs.

Source: Nuclear Resister15, March9,1983, printedpage10/PDF12. Exact admission and release days remain unverified.

Case

Charges: Trespass at the GTE research facility, Westboro, Massachusetts.
Arrested: Dec 28, 1982
Sentenced: Jan 28, 1983
Released: 1983
Sentence: Served ten days after refusing to pay court costs. Initial arrest and later sentenced custody are not assumed continuous. Release confirmed in1983; January1 is a year-only storage placeholder.
Convicted: Yes