Skip to content

George Simmons

Date of death:29. 01. 1981
Era:1970s
State:Washington
Support
No image available

Biography

George Simmons was a Muckleshoot prisoner at Washington State Penitentiary. Revolutionary Worker reported racist retaliation, denial of religious access and prolonged segregation before his January 29, 1981 death.

George Simmons was a Muckleshoot prisoner at Washington State Penitentiary. Revolutionary Worker reported racist retaliation, denial of religious access and prolonged segregation before his January 29, 1981 death. Life imprisonment reported after January 1980 conviction; no actual total inferred.

Original source, PDF pages 16.

The contemporary report distinguishes a January 1980 murder conviction from earlier imprisonment. Its allegations about responsibility for his death are attributed to the publication; no cause of death is adjudicated here.

Case

Charges: Second-degree murder conviction reported; underlying earlier imprisonment unresolved.
Sentence: Life imprisonment reported after January 1980 conviction; no actual total inferred.
Convicted: Yes