Madelyn Fletcher

Released
Gender:Female
Race:Black
Era:1970s
State:Michigan
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Biography

Black policewoman in Flint, Michigan prosecuted after an armed confrontation the paper attributes to threats by white male officers; the prosecution collapsed after attorney Ken Cockrel exposed the department's racism and sexism. The Black Panther Vol. 18 no.3 (1978).

Case

Charges: Charges arising from an armed confrontation (attributed to threats by white officers)
Incarcerated: 1978
Sentence: No sentence; prosecution dismissed.
Convicted: No

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