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Katherine Jashinski

AKA: Kathrine Jashinski
Released
Era:2000s
State:California
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Conscientious objection
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Biography

Katherine Jashinski was a Texas Army National Guard member who publicly sought conscientious-objector status and refused weapons training for service in Afghanistan. She was imprisoned at the Miramar brig and returned to Texas after release.

Case

Charges: Disobeying a superior officer; acquitted of missing movement by design
Sentenced: May 23, 2006
Incarcerated: May 2006
Released: Jul 9, 2006
Sentence: Sentenced May 23, 2006 to 120 days, with credit for pretrial confinement, and sent to military prison near San Diego. A reporter visited her at Miramar and confirmed her release on July 9, 2006. The reported 47 days remaining after credit are not the full sentence or a separately added period. The earlier Fort Benning restriction is not given invented prison endpoints.