Matthew K. Smith

AKA: Matt Smith
Released
Era:2010s
State:West Virginia
Time Imprisoned:
1 Month
Support
Environmental Activism
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Biography

Matthew K. Smith participated in the 2012 Hobet mine protest against mountaintop-removal coal mining in West Virginia. A contemporary RAMPS prisoner-support roster identifies Matthew K. Smith among those detained at Western Regional Jail.

Duration consistency review October 13, 2026: The stored exact day count has been cleared because this case does not have verified day-precision confinement endpoints or an independently documented exact number of days served. Existing approximate durations and sentencing descriptions are retained. No missing date has been guessed.

Case

Charges: Trespassing — Hobet mine protest; initial group reporting also describes obstruction charges
Arrested: Jul 28, 2012
Sentenced: August 2012
Incarcerated: Jul 28, 2012
Released: August 2012
Sentence: Held after the July 28, 2012 protest. RAMPS reports that nineteen defendants accepted trespass pleas, a $500 fine and one year of probation at hearings on August 2 or August 7; all were out by August 7. The individual hearing and release day are not established, so August is recorded at month precision. Probation is not counted as incarceration.

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