Biography
Julius Gillespie was head of the Inmate Advisory Council at Washington’s Walla Walla prison. Torch reported that he and Joseph Bolduc were placed in segregation on December 28, 1980 after guards beat Bolduc and Gillespie attempted to defend him. Prisoners demanded their release from segregation during a rebellion the following day.
Julius Gillespie was head of the Inmate Advisory Council at Washington’s Walla Walla prison. Torch reported that he and Joseph Bolduc were placed in segregation on December 28, 1980 after guards beat Bolduc and Gillespie attempted to defend him. Prisoners demanded their release from segregation during a rebellion the following day.
Actually confined at Walla Walla and placed in segregation December 28, 1980 after defending another prisoner, according to contemporary reporting. Underlying conviction, judicial sentence, total duration and end of segregation unknown.
