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Ernestina Fleischman

Released
Date of birth:1896
Date of death:1976
Gender:Female
Race:White
Era:1950s
State:New York
Time Imprisoned:
3 Months
Support
Anti-Fascism Civil Liberties
Ernestina Fleischman

Biography

Ernestina Fleischman was an official of the Joint Anti-Fascist Refugee Committee jailed for contempt of Congress after refusing to turn over the committee's records to the House Un-American Activities Committee; she served three months at Alderson alongside Helen Bryan.

Case

Federal Reformatory for Women, Alderson
Charges: Contempt of Congress.
Incarcerated: Nov 13, 1950
Released: February 1951
Sentence: Three months
Convicted: Yes
Institution State: West Virginia