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Malcolm Parker

AKA: Max Parker
Era:1940s
Inmate Number:#2501-SS
State:Minnesota
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Biography

Malcolm “Max” Parker was a conscientious objector imprisoned at Sandstone Correctional Institution during the Second World War. His memoir recounts refusing prison work in opposition to wartime conscription, administrative segregation and a hunger strike. The anthology identifies his historical prisoner number as 2501-SS.

Malcolm “Max” Parker was a conscientious objector imprisoned at Sandstone Correctional Institution during the Second World War. His memoir recounts refusing prison work in opposition to wartime conscription, administrative segregation and a hunger strike. The anthology identifies his historical prisoner number as 2501-SS. Three-year sentence mentioned in Parker’s memoir; actual confinement at Sandstone Correctional Institution and prior county jail established. Exact endpoints and completed duration unknown.

Original source, PDF pages 349, 353, 354, 356, 359, 364, 365, 366, 367.

Case

Charges: Selective Service violation arising from conscientious objection during the Second World War
Sentence: Three-year sentence mentioned in Parker’s memoir; actual confinement at Sandstone Correctional Institution and prior county jail established. Exact endpoints and completed duration unknown.
Convicted: Yes