Sam Bell

Released
Gender:Male
Race:Black
Era:1970s
State:Massachusetts
Time Imprisoned:
3 Months
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Biography

Black man imprisoned at the Deer Island House of Correction for defending himself and his baby daughter during a wave of white racist attacks on Black families in East Boston; The Black Panther Vol. 15 no.17 (1976) reports a pattern of police jailing the Black victims rather than their attackers.

Case

Deer Island House of Correction
Charges: Charge arising from defending his family during racist attacks (self-defense)
Arrested: 1975
Institution State: Massachusetts

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