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Sandra Rich

Released
Era:1960s
State:Illinois
Support
Black Panther Party
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Biography

Sandra Rich was a nineteen-year-old Chicago Panther detained after a police stop on June 8, 1969. Three months pregnant, she was injured in the police lockup and taken to Cook County Hospital under guard. Other members of the group were released on bond the next morning; Rich remained confined before supporters obtained her release and transfer to another hospital.

Case

Chicago police lockup
Charges: Resisting arrest, interfering with a police officer and marijuana possession
Arrested: Jun 8, 1969
Incarcerated: Jun 8, 1969
Institution State: Illinois