Biography
Jerry Kauffman was imprisoned following the October 1967 Pentagon antiwar mobilization. A contemporary account of the November 6 press conference individually identified him as still in D.C. Jail, fasting and being force-fed. The report does not establish his precise admission, release, sentence or total time served.
Judy Willis’s account of the November 6, 1967 press conference documents the demonstrators’ testimony about actual custody following the October 21 Pentagon mobilization. It describes segregation, coercive processing and abuse. It specifically places Rader and Kauffman still imprisoned and fasting; a claimed official release is not accepted as an actual discharge. Washington Free Press, November23,1967 vol2 no19, original PDF page 3. Source: https://washingtonareaspark.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/1967-11-23-wfp-vol-2-no-19.pdf#page=3
Jerry Kauffman was imprisoned following the October 1967 Pentagon antiwar mobilization. A contemporary account of the November 6 press conference individually identified him as still in D.C. Jail, fasting and being force-fed. The report does not establish his precise admission, release, sentence or total time served.
Historical record; unknown custody endpoints remain blank.
