Murphy Dowouis

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Full name:Murphy P. Dowouis
Era:1960s
State:Texas
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Biography

Murphy Dowouis was a folk singer and Catholic Worker volunteer who refused military induction on grounds of conscience.

Case

Charges: Refusal to report for military induction; individual statutory count unverified
Incarcerated: Nov 17, 1965
Sentence: December 1966 prison list: Seagoville, Texas. June 1967 prison list: Seagoville, Texas. Exact sentence, release date and total time served remain unverified. His December 1965 letter from West Street federal detention in New York states that he had been confined since November 17 and refused bail. The accompanying editorial identifies his refusal of induction. No continuous custody through the later roster observations is assumed.

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