Biography
Sanderson Beck was individually named among two El Segundo anti-nuclear protesters convicted after a November 15–16, 1983 trial. They refused probation and were ordered to serve 120 days in county jail. The December 12 hearing sought release on appeal bond while they remained jailed; the report’s anticipated December 14 bailout is not an actual release. Exact first jail-admission day and completed duration remain unknown, and no 120-day actual total is inferred.
The March 9, 1983 Nuclear Resister identifies Sanderson Beck among protesters at the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station WINCON entrance blockade of February 9, 1983. Thirty-five refused recognizance and remained jailed until arraignment the following morning. Beck pleaded not guilty, unlike the thirty-four who pleaded guilty and were released that afternoon. Beck’s individual release is not reported. This is distinct from his later El Segundo and Point Mugu cases.
Sources and limits
The Nuclear Resister No22, December 16, 1983, original page 5.
Actual individually reported anti-nuclear custody, not a future hearing or sentence alone. Forecasts, nominal terms and group totals are not personal actual endpoints or completed totals. No demographic attributes, vital dates, unsupported name expansions or modern custody status are inferred.
Contemporary 1983–1984 custody evidence
The February follow-up now confirms actual December 14, 1983 bail release from the earlier El Segundo imprisonment, superseding the December issue’s forecast. It then explicitly distinguishes a return to jail within a couple of days for the June 20 Point Mugu blockade prosecution, described as serving 14 of a 21-day sentence after refusing probation. That wording is not treated as proof of 14 completed days or an exact release. The earlier report described 120 days, while this follow-up calls the El Segundo nominal sentence six months; that imposed-term discrepancy remains unresolved. The two stays must not be flattened into continuous custody.
The Nuclear Resister No. 23, February 12, 1984, original PDF 6 / printed 5.
The March 9, 1983 Nuclear Resister identifies Sanderson Beck among protesters at the El Toro Marine Corps Air Station WINCON entrance blockade of February 9, 1983. Thirty-five refused recognizance and remained jailed until arraignment the following morning. Beck pleaded not guilty, unlike the thirty-four who pleaded guilty and were released that afternoon. Beck’s individual release is not reported. This is distinct from his later El Segundo and Point Mugu cases.
The Nuclear Resister No.15, March 9, 1983, PDF pages 6.
