Biography
Mike Rivera was a prisoner in Riverside County Jail, California, in 1934. A November 12 Western Worker report named Rivera and Joe Gomez as prisoners placed in solitary confinement during an October 15 protest over the jail’s food.
Sources and evidence limits
The source does not establish Rivera’s original charge, sentence, political affiliation, admission or release. No political motive for his underlying imprisonment is claimed.
Historical claims are attributed to the contemporary newspaper. No present-day custody status, demographic classification or precise date is inferred.
