Lynne Purvis

Released
Era:2000s
State:Florida
Support
Everglades Earth First!
No image available

Biography

Lynne Purvis is an environmental activist jailed after an Everglades-area power-plant blockade. Following release, she spoke about the protest, her trial and conditions in Palm Beach County custody.

Case

Charges: Unlawful assembly, trespassing and resisting an officer without violence
Arrested: February 2008
Sentenced: Feb 2, 2009
Incarcerated: Feb 2, 2009
Released: 2009
Sentence: Sentenced and jailed February 2, 2009 for thirty days after the February 2008 blockade. A co-defendant reported her continued confinement; a March interview confirms release. The prospective February 24 release estimate is not entered as an actual release date.

Related Cases

Panagioti Tsolkas Panagioti Tsolkas Stevie Lynn Lowe Adham Hassoun Adham Hassoun Kifah Wael Jayyousi Kifah Wael Jayyousi