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Danny Mathews

Era:1970s
State:Kentucky
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Danny Mathews

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The strike report and individually captioned photograph identify these United Mine Workers prisoners in McCreary County Jail during the Stearns/Justus mine strike. It reports six-month terms for picketing-injunction violations, arrests on October 12 and 17, 1977, and continued detention of ten miners after others obtained bail or medical release. The report does not securely assign either arrest day or a complete custody duration to each named man. Socialist Worker (ISO), December 1977, no. 9, original PDF page 9. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/etol/newspape/sw-us/1977-81/SW_009_December_1977.pdf#page=9

Case

Charges: Contempt for violating a picketing injunction during the Stearns/Justus mine strike
Sentence: The strike report and individually captioned photograph identify these United Mine Workers prisoners in McCreary County Jail during the Stearns/Justus mine strike. It reports six-month terms for picketing-injunction violations, arrests on October 12 and 17, 1977, and continued detention of ten miners after others obtained bail or medical release. The report does not securely assign either arrest day or a complete custody duration to each named man. Socialist Worker (ISO), December 1977, no. 9, original PDF page 9. Source: https://www.marxists.org/history/etol/newspape/sw-us/1977-81/SW_009_December_1977.pdf#page=9