Biography
Ileana Carrión Maldonado describes detention following a naval protest in May 1979 in a first-person essay published in 2025. The account recalls processing and confinement during the day at Roosevelt Roads, followed by release outside the base, in the broader struggle to end U.S. Navy operations in Vieques. Contemporary archival records corroborate Carrión’s involvement in organizing around the Vieques prosecutions.
This was temporary historical detention, rather than a verified prison sentence. The essay’s stated day of the week conflicts with its calendar date, so only May 1979 is recorded. The episode is not assigned the sentence or arrest date of the later May 19 protest cohort.
Portrait source: Colegio de Profesionales del Trabajo Social de Puerto Rico presidential gallery, identifying Ileana Carrión Maldonado as president from 1993 to 1995. The original portrait is reproduced without alteration.
