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Paul Rosenkrantz

Released
Gender:Male
Race:White
Era:1960s
State:Massachusetts
Time Imprisoned:
3 Months
Support
Civil Liberties
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Biography

Paul Rosenkrantz was a former Communist Party member who began serving a three-month contempt-of-Congress sentence in February 1960 — described as the fourth 'First Amendment defendant' jailed in three months — for admitting his own past membership but refusing to name others before a House committee.

Case

Charges: Contempt of Congress
Sentenced: Feb 3, 1960
Incarcerated: Feb 8, 1960
Sentence: Three months in jail
Prosecutor: George H. Lewald
Judge: Charles E. Wyzanski
Convicted: Yes
Plead: Nolo contendere; plea accepted December 9, 1959