Biography
Joe Gomez was a prisoner in Riverside County Jail, California, in 1934. A November 12 Western Worker report named Gomez and Mike Rivera as prisoners placed in solitary confinement during an October 15 protest over the jail’s food.
Sources and evidence limits
The source does not establish Gomez’s original charge, sentence, political affiliation, admission or release. No political motive for his underlying imprisonment is claimed.
Historical claims are attributed to the contemporary newspaper. No present-day custody status, demographic classification or precise date is inferred.
