George Mische

Released
Date of birth:30. 07. 1937
Date of death:04. 05. 2026
Age:88† Deceased
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1960s
State:Maryland
Time Imprisoned:
2 Years 1 Month
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Catonsville 9
George Mische

Biography

A Catholic peace organizer, Mische was one of the principal planners of the Catonsville Nine’s 1968 draft-records burning, which was designed as direct, nonviolent interference with conscription during the Vietnam War. He was arrested and convicted with the group and received a three‑year prison sentence.

When the prison terms were to begin, Mische was among the members who did not report at the scheduled start, becoming a fugitive for a period. He remained active in later peace and antiwar organizing beyond Catonsville.

Cases

Charges: Federal destruction of government property — May 17, 1968 Catonsville draft-board raid
Arrested: May 17, 1968
Incarcerated: May 17, 1968
Released: May 24, 1968
Sentence: 3 years federal prison Baltimore Magazine’s 2018 retrospective, based on interviews with surviving participants, reports 25 months actually served for the Catonsville case. This reported case-level duration replaces the incomplete seven-day counter; the initial May 17-24, 1968 pretrial dates remain in the record. The seven pretrial days are not added again to the reported total. Exact later prison release dates remain unresolved; no calendar endpoint is calculated from the reported months.
Convicted: Yes
Charges: Post-conviction custody for the May 17, 1968 Catonsville draft-record destruction
Arrested: May 1970
Incarcerated: May 1970
Sentence: Later imprisonment following the Catonsville conviction. Daniel Berrigan’s contemporary August 7, 1970 Commonweal essay dates Mische’s capture in Chicago to May. Day and release remain unverified. The reported 25-month case-level total is stored on the original Catonsville case and is not counted again here.

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