Biography
Peter Irons was a civil-rights and antiwar organizer who refused induction and served federal prison time. He later became a lawyer and helped reopen the wartime Japanese American exclusion cases.
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The Central Committee for Conscientious Objectors’ November–December 1968 News Notes lists Peter Irons among its current prisoners at Danbury. This contemporary roster corroborates actual confinement during the issue’s reporting period. It is a dated custody observation, not an admission, release, transfer date or measure of total time served.
