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Margaret Katroscik

Released
Gender:Female
Era:1960s
State:Illinois
Support
Anti-War Chicago 15 Catholic Worker Movement
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Biography

Margaret Ann Katroscik was one of the Chicago 15 arrested after the group burned about 40,000 Selective Service records on May 25, 1969. A jury convicted Margaret Ann Katroscik on June 5, 1970, and a federal judge imposed a five-year prison sentence on June 23. Contemporary prison reporting confirms that the sentence was being served, but the exact admission and release dates remain unresolved.

Case

Charges: Destruction of government property, mutilation of records, interfering with the Selective Service System, and conspiracy (the May 25, 1969 Chicago draft-record burning).
Arrested: May 25, 1969
Sentenced: Jun 23, 1970
Incarcerated: Jun 5, 1970
Sentence: Five years in federal prison, followed by five years of probation. Contemporary reporting confirms service of the prison term; remanded June 5, 1970 when bail was revoked. The later prison admission and release dates remain unresolved.
Convicted: Yes