Catherine Ann MacDougal

AKA: Catherine Anne MacDougal; Squirrel; Catherine-Ann MacDougal
Released
Gender:Female
Era:2010s
State:West Virginia
Time Imprisoned:
27 Days
Support
Environmental Activism
Catherine Ann MacDougal

Biography

Catherine Ann MacDougal, known as Squirrel, participated in the Coal River Mountain tree sit and a coal-barge blockade in West Virginia. MacDougal wrote about jail conditions and the environmental campaign after custody in 2012.

Cases

Charges: Trespassing following Coal River Mountain tree sit — no-contest plea; conspiracy dropped
Sentenced: Feb 9, 2012
Incarcerated: Feb 9, 2012
Released: February 2012
Sentence: Entered Southern Regional Jail February 9, 2012 for seven days. The campaign recorded a jail visit and a statement during the term; the February 18 first-person update confirms that the week had been served and release had occurred. Exact release day remains unverified.
Plead: No contest — trespassing related to Coal River Mountain tree sit
Charges: Coal-barge protest at Chelyan — initial detention, individual statutory count unverified
Arrested: May 24, 2012
Incarcerated: May 24, 2012
Released: May 2012
Sentence: Spent two days in South Central Regional Jail immediately after the May 24, 2012 action. The November sentencing report expressly credits these two days against the later twenty-day sentence. The exact release day is unverified.
Charges: Coal-barge protest plea — remaining custody after credit; individual count unverified
Sentenced: Nov 5, 2012
Incarcerated: Nov 5, 2012
Released: November 2012
Sentence: Returned to South Central Regional Jail November 5, 2012 to serve eighteen remaining days of a twenty-day sentence, with two earlier days credited. MacDougal rejected a proposed probation arrangement; the final agreement imposed no probation. November 20 reporting confirms continued custody, and the November 26 update confirms release. The projected Thanksgiving release is not recorded as an independently verified exact day.

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