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Nancy Michelle Whitnack

AKA: Michelle Whitnack
Full name:Nancy Whitnack
Era:1970s
State:Washington
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Biography

Seattle grand jury resister identified as Michelle Whitnack in her signed July 24, 1976 letter. She reports actual jailing July 20 after refusing fingerprinting, handwriting and lineup demands. Dragon describes an investigation of the radical community following George Jackson Brigade actions; proposed lookout charges remained allegations. Held at Seattle Women’s City Jail, initially alone in a six-by-six cell and later with other women. No criminal conviction or eventual release is established. Source: https://radicalarchives.org/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/dragon-barc-10.pdf#page=35

Case

Seattle Women’s City Jail
Charges: Civil contempt for refusal to comply with Seattle grand jury identification demands.
Incarcerated: Jul 20, 1976
Sentence: Indefinite coercive confinement from July 20, 1976; no fixed sentence or actual release supplied.
Institution State: Washington