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Dennis Rivera

Released
Date of birth:1950
Gender:Male
Race:Hispanic
Era:2000s
State:New York
Time Imprisoned:
26 Days
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Labor Organizing Anti-War
Dennis Rivera

Biography

Dennis Rivera, the Puerto Rico-born president of New York's 1199/SEIU health-care workers union — then one of the most powerful labor leaders in the United States — was arrested for trespassing at the U.S. Navy's Vieques bombing range during the 2001 civil-disobedience campaign and sentenced in July 2001 to 30 days in jail alongside Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and Senator Norma Burgos.

Case

Charges: Trespassing on U.S. Navy restricted lands at Vieques
Arrested: Apr 28, 2001
Sentenced: Jul 6, 2001
Incarcerated: Jul 6, 2001
Released: Aug 1, 2001
Sentence: 30 days (July 2001)
Prosecutor: Peter Strasser
Judge: Hector M. Laffitte
Convicted: Yes