Biography
Margaret Farren was jailed following an anti-nuclear protest at the GTE research facility in Westboro, Massachusetts. The protesters were arrested December28,1982, tried and convicted of trespass January27,1983, and sentenced January28. A contemporary follow-up reports that Margaret Farren served ten days before release after accepting probation.
Source: Nuclear Resister15, March9,1983, printedpage10/PDF12. Exact admission and release days remain unverified.
Contemporary anti-nuclear custody report
Individually named among the GTE-Sylvania Good Friday arrestees at Westboro, Massachusetts, April 9, 1982. All except Louis Doughton refused bond and remained jailed over the weekend until explicitly reported release on their own recognizance Monday April 12. April 9 to April 12 is three elapsed calendar days, not four complete days. Trial was still scheduled for May 11, not a conviction. This April episode is distinct from December 1982 and other existing cases.
National No-Nukes Prison Support Collective newsletter No. 11, April 15, 1982, original pages 4.
